{"product_id":"the-clearing-9781400030538","title":"The Clearing","description":"In his critically acclaimed new novel, Tim Gautreaux fashions a classic and unforgettable tale of two brothers struggling in a hostile world.\u003cbr\u003eIn a lumber camp in the Louisiana cypress forest, a world of mud and stifling heat where men labor under back-breaking conditions, the Aldridge brothers try to repair a broken bond. Randolph Aldridge is the mill's manager, sent by his father--the mill owner--to reform both the damaged mill and his damaged older brother. Byron Aldridge is the mill's lawman, a shell-shocked World War I veteran given to stunned silences and sudden explosions of violence that make him a mystery to Randolph and a danger to himself. Deep in the swamp, in this place of water moccasins, whiskey, and wild card games, these brothers become embroiled in a lethal feud with a powerful gangster. In a tale full of raw emotion as supple as a saw blade, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Clearing\u003c\/b\u003e is a mesmerizing journey into the trials that define men's souls.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn and raised in Louisiana, Tim Gautreaux is Writer-in-Residence at Southeastern Louisiana University. His work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eHarper's, The Atlantic Monthly, GQ, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eZoetrope\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as the O. Henry and Best American short-story annuals. His first novel, \u003cb\u003eThe Next Step in the Dance\u003c\/b\u003e, won the 1999 Southeastern Booksellers Award, and he has also published two collections of short fiction.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Knopf Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50334340776210,"sku":"9781400030538","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6dcad327-2b3e-46fe-977b-edb8141ead0b.jpg?v=1727888422","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-clearing-9781400030538","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}