{"product_id":"the-bright-forever-9780307209863","title":"The Bright Forever","description":"\u003cb\u003eA dark, harrowing novel about a nine-year-old girl's disappearance and the lasting impact it has on her close-knit community\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn an evening like any other, nine-year-old Katie Mackey, daughter of the most affluent family in a small town on the plains of Indiana, sets out on her bicycle to return some library books. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This simple act is at the heart of \u003ci\u003eThe Bright Forever\u003c\/i\u003e, a deeply affecting novel about the choices people make that change their lives forever\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e Fact, speculation, and contradiction play off one another as the details about Katie's disappearance--and about the townspeople--unfold, creating a fast-paced story that is as gripping as it is richly human. A nuanced portrayal of the complicated give and take among people struggling to maintain their humanity in the shadow of a loss, \u003ci\u003eThe Bright Forever \u003c\/i\u003eis a compelling and emotional tale about the human need to know even the hardest truth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLee Martin\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the Pulitzer Prize finalist \u003ci\u003eThe Bright Forever\u003c\/i\u003e; as well as the novels \u003ci\u003eRiver of Heaven\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eQuakertown\u003c\/i\u003e; a story collection, \u003ci\u003e The Least You Need to Know;\u003c\/i\u003e and two memoirs, \u003ci\u003eFrom Our House\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTurning Bones.\u003c\/i\u003e He has won a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Mary McCarthy Prize in Short Fiction, a Lawrence Foundation Award, and the Glenna Luschei Award. He lives in Columbus, Ohio, where he teaches in the MFA in Creative Writing Program at The Ohio State University. Visit him at www.leemartinauthor.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Crown Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50904303862034,"sku":"9780307209863","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a48aee8d-475c-45b2-80f2-834cd9398ae0.jpg?v=1738513635","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-bright-forever-9780307209863","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}