{"product_id":"the-scapegoat-book-iv-of-the-beulah-quintet-9781570031175","title":"The Scapegoat: Book IV of the Beulah Quintet","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn unforgettable generational saga about the roots of American culture, class, identity, and the meaning of freedom\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a novel about casual and heedless acts that often lead to unthinkable results, Mary Lee Settle traces the fall of a West Virginia town that was first made rich by coal, then corrupted and destroyed by it. Set in 1912, \u003ci\u003eThe Scapegoat\u003c\/i\u003e propels the readers with astonishing immediacy to a fateful day in a coal miners' strike when distant relatives of Beulah dynasty, only dimly aware of their blood ties, face off in a dispute that escalates in the slaughter of an innocent man. Emotions escalate to a frenzy of violence as Mother Jones, leader of the striking miners, calls for action in a community devastated by Southern resignation and by guilt associated with selling out to Eastern investors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMary Lee Settle\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Charleston, West Virginia, and has lived in England, Turkey, and New York. Her novel \u003ci\u003eBlood Tie\u003c\/i\u003e won the National Book Award and her novel \u003ci\u003eChoices\u003c\/i\u003e received the Lillian Smith Award for fiction. Settle's other works include the novels \u003ci\u003eCharley Bland, Celebration, The Clam Shell, The Love Eaters, The Kiss of Kin \u003c\/i\u003eand a memoir, \u003ci\u003eAll the Brave Promises\u003c\/i\u003e. Settle now lives in Charlottesville, Virginia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of South Carolina Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50356819853586,"sku":"9781570031175","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4ace452d-8de4-4b0a-b80c-6555620b5f13.jpg?v=1728313875","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-scapegoat-book-iv-of-the-beulah-quintet-9781570031175","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}