{"product_id":"the-evening-shades-9781685891732","title":"The Evening Shades","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe highly anticipated follow-up to Pulitzer Prize finalist \u003ci\u003eThe Bright Forever, The Evening Shades\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of two lonely people in a small Midwestern town and the dark secrets tormenting them . . .\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne afternoon in the autumn of 1972, a lonely widow in Mt. Gilead, Illinois, makes the impromptu decision to rent out a room in her house to a stranger who has come to town. It is risky--she doesn't know anything about him. But Edith Green can no longer bear a life lived alone. And Henry Dees is haunted by the past he carries with him from another small town, particularly by the death of a little girl that some people think was his fault. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd slowly, Henry and Edith's suspenseful dance between secrets and trust leads them to start revealing things to each other -- and themselves ...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLee Martin is the author of five novels, including \u003ci\u003eThe Bright Forever\u003c\/i\u003e, a finalist for the 2006 Pulitzer Prize in Fiction. His writing has appeared in numerous publications including\u003ci\u003e Harper's, Ms Magazine, The Georgia Review, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e The Kenyon Review, \u003c\/i\u003eand his work has been anthologized in \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Essays\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e The Best American Mystery Stories\u003c\/i\u003e. His books have been widely translated, and won numerous awards, including a Barnes and Noble Discover Great New Writers award. He teaches in the MFA Program at The Ohio State University.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Melville House Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51186581111058,"sku":"9781685891732","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_fcfb6781-32ff-4284-8ba1-52e899938dbe.jpg?v=1744627336","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-evening-shades-9781685891732","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}