{"product_id":"the-good-brother-9780684846194","title":"The Good Brother","description":"Virgil Caudill has never gone looking for trouble, but this time he's got no choice -- his hell-raising brother Boyd has been murdered. Everyone knows who did it, and in the hills of Kentucky, tradition won't let a murder go unavenged. No matter which way he chooses, Virgil will lose. \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Good Brother, \u003c\/i\u003e Chris Offutt's finely crafted first novel, is the story of Virgil's struggle to find his real self in the wake of an impossible choice. Traversing the American landscape from the hollows of Eastern Kentucky to the plains of Montana, Offutt explores the hunger for belonging that drives our most passionate beliefs, and in the process shows himself to be one of our most powerful storytellers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChris Offutt is the author of \u003ci\u003eKentucky Straight\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Same River Twice.\u003c\/i\u003e The recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, a Whiting Award, and an award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, he was named one of \u003ci\u003eGranta\u003c\/i\u003e's Best Young American Fiction Writers. He lives in Missoula, Montana, with his wife and two sons.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50412800835858,"sku":"9780684846194","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_27352890-aa00-40b7-b191-85a3efcc170f.jpg?v=1729328984","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-good-brother-9780684846194","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}