{"product_id":"the-lives-of-edie-pritchard-9781643751429","title":"The Lives of Edie Pritchard","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Characters so real they could walk off the page, virtuoso writing and up-all-night drama.\"\u003c\/b\u003e-- \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeople\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From acclaimed novelist Larry Watson, a multigenerational story of the West told through the history of one woman trying to navigate life on her own terms. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Edie--smart, self-assured, beautiful--always worked hard. She worked as a teller at a bank, she worked to save her first marriage, and later, she worked to raise her daughter even as her second marriage came apart. Really, Edie just wanted a good life, but everywhere she turned, her looks defined her. Two brothers fought over her. Her second husband became possessive and jealous. Her daughter resented her. And now, as a grandmother, Edie finds herself ha­rassed by a younger man. It's been a lifetime of proving that she is allowed to exist in her own sphere. \u003ci\u003eThe Lives of Edie Pritchard\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of one woman just trying to be herself, even as multiple men attempt to categorize and own her. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Triumphant, engaging, and perceptive, Watson's novel examines a woman both aware of her power and constrained by it, and probes the way perceptions of someone in a small town can shape a life through the decades.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWatson, Larry:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Raised in Bismarck, North Dakota, Larry Watson is the author of ten critically acclaimed books, including the bestselling \u003ci\u003eMontana 1948\u003c\/i\u003e. His fiction has been published internationally and has received numerous prizes and awards. His essays and book reviews have appeared in the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eChicago Sun-Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eMilwaukee Journal Sentinel\u003c\/i\u003e, and other periodicals. He and his wife live in Kenosha, Wisconsin. A film adaptation of Watson's novel \u003ci\u003eLet Him Go\u003c\/i\u003e is currently in production with Kevin Costner and Diane Lane and due to release in 2020.","brand":"Algonquin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50377246245138,"sku":"9781643751429","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4a5a0acf-ebc7-48a0-9792-d4e9d826ea75.jpg?v=1728619136","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-lives-of-edie-pritchard-9781643751429","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}