{"product_id":"the-mountain-can-wait-9780316380690","title":"The Mountain Can Wait","description":"Tragedy erupts in an instant. Lives are shattered irrevocably. A young man drives off into the night, leaving a girl injured, perhaps fatally so. From that cliffhanger opening, Leipciger takes readers back and forward in time to tell the haunting story of one family's unraveling in rural logging country where the land is still the economic backbone. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Like the novels of Annie Proulx, this debut is rooted in richly detailed nature writing and sharply focused on small town mores and regional culture. Marrying the propulsive story of a father and son who, in the wake of catastrophe, must confront their private demons to reach for redemption with an evocative meditation on our environmental legacy, \u003ci\u003eThe Mountain Can Wait\u003c\/i\u003e introduces Leipciger as an exciting talent.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSarah Leipciger\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Peterborough, Canada. She spent her teenage years in Toronto, later moving to Vancouver Island to study Creative Writing and English literature at the University of Victoria. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Leipciger left Canada in 2001 for Korea and South East Asia, and currently lives in London with her husband and three children, where she teaches creative writing to men in prison.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Back Bay Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50914016985362,"sku":"9780316380690","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7b4e1850-298e-436b-a057-d9ba6459f4ed.jpg?v=1738802847","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-mountain-can-wait-9780316380690","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}