{"product_id":"the-mountains-may-depart-9781963115802","title":"The Mountains May Depart","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cstrong\u003eTHE MOUNTAINS MAY DEPART\u003c\/strong\u003e, a year has passed since Dan and Sarah lost their four-year-old son in a car accident-one Sarah caused. Dan spends each dawn running through the streets of Missoula, pounding the pavement in an effort to outrun the grief, guilt, and fierce love that have knotted themselves inside him. He wants to be the strong one, the forgiving one, but every attempt to soothe Sarah falls apart, and lately he's shocked to realize he's noticing an attractive young colleague at work, a sign of how far off-center he's drifted. Set against the rugged landscape of Missoula, Montana, this novella is an intimate exploration of grief, marriage, and the brutal, bewildering work of forgiveness. A 2019 Finalist for the Clay Reynolds Novella Prize and a 2020 Honorable Mention for the Landmark Prize for Fiction, the book also appeared in excerpt in \u003cstrong\u003eThe Windhover\u003c\/strong\u003e in 2021.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRickrode, Ryan:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Ryan Rickrode is the author of The Mountains May Depart and Accidents Will Happen: Essays \u0026amp; Photos. He received his MFA in fiction and creative nonfiction from the University of Montana in 2013 and has been writing and teaching in Central Pennsylvania ever since. As a senior lecturer in English at Messiah University he teaches courses on creative writing, composition, and literature. As a writer he's interested in the ways narratives shape people, the ways in which faith and art can overlap, and the ways in which familiar stories like fairy tales can be made new once again. His shorter work has appeared in various places, including Dappled Things, The Windhover, and The Cresset. You can read more of his work at ryan-rickrode.com.","brand":"Unsolicited Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52173883932946,"sku":"9781963115802","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b9e0750e-05e5-4e62-8298-315ed5968955.jpg?v=1775557455","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-mountains-may-depart-9781963115802","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}