{"product_id":"the-cove-9780061804205","title":"The Cove","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Set during World War One, \u003cem\u003eThe Cove\u003c\/em\u003e is a novel that speaks intimately to today's politics. Beautifully written, tough, raw, uncompromising, entirely new. Ron Rash is a writer's writer who writes for others.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Colum McCann\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Ron Rash is a writer of both the darkly beautiful and the sadly true; \u003cem\u003eThe Cove\u003c\/em\u003e solidifies his reputation as one of our very finest novelists.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Richard Russo, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of \u003cem\u003eEmpire Falls\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere is a magnificent tale that captures the wondrous beauty of nature and love--and the darkness of superstition and fear--from one of America's most exciting contemporary novelists. With \u003cem\u003eThe Cove\u003c\/em\u003e, Ron Rash, author of the acclaimed \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller \u003cem\u003eSerena\u003c\/em\u003e, returns to the Appalachian milieu he has previously so memorably evoked. A two-time O. Henry Prize winner for his short fiction--and recipient of the 2010 Frank O'Connor International Story Award and the 2010 SIBA Book Award for his story collection \u003cem\u003eBurning Bright\u003c\/em\u003e--Rash can expect more honors for \u003cem\u003eThe Cove\u003c\/em\u003e, a novel that brilliantly explores often dangerous notions of patriotism during wartime. This story of a love affair doomed in the rising turmoil of WWI resonates powerfully in today's world. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRash, Ron:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eRon Rash is the author of the 2009 PEN\/Faulkner finalist and \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller \u003cem\u003eSerena\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eAbove the Waterfall\u003c\/em\u003e, in addition to four prizewinning novels, including \u003cem\u003eThe Cove, One Foot in Eden, Saints at the River\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe World Made Straight\u003c\/em\u003e; four collections of poems; and six collections of stories, among them \u003cem\u003eBurning Bright\u003c\/em\u003e, which won the 2010 Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award, and \u003cem\u003eChemistry and Other Stories\u003c\/em\u003e, which was a finalist for the 2007 PEN\/Faulkner Award. Twice the recipient of the O. Henry Prize, he teaches at Western Carolina University.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ecco Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50641648255250,"sku":"9780061804205","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d7a42cfb-b37b-47dc-8bd1-1f40a97c1ca5.jpg?v=1733027993","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-cove-9780061804205","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}