{"product_id":"the-risen-9780062436320","title":"The Risen","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eThe Risen\u003c\/em\u003e is an important novel -- and an intriguing one -- from one of our master storytellers. In its pages, the past rises up, haunting and chiding, demanding answers of us all.\" --\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe News \u0026amp; Observer\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author Ron Rash demonstrates his superb narrative skills in this suspenseful and evocative tale of two brothers whose lives are altered irrevocably by the events of one long-ago summer, one bewitching young woman--and the secrets that could destroy their lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile swimming in a secluded creek on a hot Sunday in 1969, sixteen-year-old Eugene and his older brother, Bill, meet the entrancing Ligeia. A sexy, free-spirited redhead from Daytona Beach banished to their small North Carolina town, Ligeia entrances the brothers, especially Eugene, who is drawn to her raw sensuality and rebellious attitude. Eugene begins to move farther and farther away from his brother, the cautious and dutiful Bill, and when Ligeia vanishes as suddenly as she appeared, the growing rift between the two brothers becomes immutable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDecades later, the once close brothers now lead completely different lives. Bill is a gifted and successful surgeon, and a paragon of the community, while Eugene, the town reprobate, is a failed writer and determined alcoholic. When a shocking reminder of the past unexpectedly surfaces, Eugene is plunged back into that fateful summer, and the girl he cannot forget.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe deeper Eugene delves into his memories, the closer he comes to finding the truth. But can Eugene's recollections be trusted? And will the truth set him free and offer salvation . . . or destroy his damaged life and everyone he loves?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRash, Ron:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eRon Rash is the author of the 2009 PEN\/Faulkner finalist and \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller \u003cem\u003eSerena\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eAbove the Waterfall\u003c\/em\u003e, in addition to four prizewinning novels, including \u003cem\u003eThe Cove, One Foot in Eden, Saints at the River\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe World Made Straight\u003c\/em\u003e; four collections of poems; and six collections of stories, among them \u003cem\u003eBurning Bright\u003c\/em\u003e, which won the 2010 Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award, and \u003cem\u003eChemistry and Other Stories\u003c\/em\u003e, which was a finalist for the 2007 PEN\/Faulkner Award. Twice the recipient of the O. Henry Prize, he teaches at Western Carolina University.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ecco Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50641357308178,"sku":"9780062436320","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_eff65f76-6dd2-4f05-9918-57399d44437c.jpg?v=1733012730","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-risen-9780062436320","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}