{"product_id":"the-western-coast-9780393322866","title":"The Western Coast","description":"Defending herself with despairing stubbornness against personal catastrophe, she is able to save her life and escape. \"Enormously touching and wholly believable.\"--\u003cem\u003eWashington Post Book World\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFox, Paula:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003ePaula Fox\u003c\/strong\u003e (1923--2017) was the author of \u003cem\u003eDesperate Characters\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Widow's Children\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eA Servant's Tale\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe God of Nightmares\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePoor George\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Western Coast\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eBorrowed Finery: A Memoir\u003c\/em\u003e, among other books.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBusch, Frederick:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eFrederick Busch\u003c\/strong\u003e (1941-2006) was the recipient of many honors, including an American Academy of Arts and Letters Fiction Award, a National Jewish Book Award, and the PEN\/Malamud Award. The prolific author of sixteen novels and six collections of short stories, Busch is renowned for his writing's emotional nuance and minimal, plainspoken style. A native of Brooklyn, New York, he lived most of his life in upstate New York, where he worked for forty years as a professor at Colgate University.","brand":"W. W. Norton \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50844427157778,"sku":"9780393322866","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_09cdadb2-581a-4f89-8fbe-cfb61cf8c4dc.jpg?v=1737320076","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-western-coast-9780393322866","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}