{"product_id":"sweet-thunder-9781594632761","title":"Sweet Thunder","description":"\u003cb\u003eA beloved character brings the power of the press to 1920s Butte, Montana, in this latest from the best storyteller of the West\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the winter of 1920, a quirky bequest draws Morrie Morgan back to Butte, Montana, from a year-long honeymoon with his bride, Grace. But the mansion bestowed by a former boss upon the itinerant charmer, who debuted in Doig's bestselling \u003ci\u003eThe Whistling Season\u003c\/i\u003e, promises to be less windfall than money pit. And the town itself, with its polyglot army of miners struggling to extricate themselves from the stranglehold of the ruthless Anaconda Copper Mining Company, seems--like the couple's fast-diminishing finances--on the verge of implosion. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThese twin dilemmas catapult Morrie into his new career as editorialist for the \u003ci\u003eThunder\u003c\/i\u003e, the fledgling union newspaper that dares to play David to Anaconda's Goliath. Amid the clatter of typewriters, the rumble of the printing presses, and a cast of unforgettable characters, Morrie puts his gift for word-slinging to work. As he pursues victory for the miners, he discovers that he is enmeshed in a deeply personal battle as well--the struggle to win lasting love for himself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBrilliantly capturing an America roaring into a new age, \u003ci\u003eSweet Thunder \u003c\/i\u003eis another great tale from a classic American novelist.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOften called the dean of writers about the American West, \u003cb\u003eIvan Doig \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of such national bestsellers as \u003ci\u003eThe Whistling Season \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Bartender's Tale\u003c\/i\u003e. His work has been translated into Spanish, Japanese, German, and Finnish, and his honors include seven regional booksellers awards, the Evans Biography Prize, and the Wallace Stegner Award, among others. He lives in Seattle.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Riverhead Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50622171185426,"sku":"9781594632761","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_cbc40a54-cdf2-428d-a15c-deeb4d021412.jpg?v=1732586651","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/sweet-thunder-9781594632761","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}