{"product_id":"tobys-last-resort-9781496232694","title":"Toby's Last Resort","description":"Toby Jenkins, the oldest surviving member of her family, has opened a summer residence program in the Nebraska Sandhills for the wounded and broken, misfits and dreamers. Besides her guests--a minister on sabbatical and a woman recovering from cancer treatment--Toby is joined by Anita and Luís, her hired help; Anita's brother Gabe; and someone Toby least expected, her nearly estranged daughter, Nola Jean. Mother-daughter tensions, age-old prejudices, and generational divides challenge the members of this disparate community as they bump up against each other. Parallel conflicts occur against the backdrop of a changing rural landscape where history clashes with evolving mores. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this thoughtful and moving novel Pamela Carter Joern probes the complications of family relationships, identity, belonging, and the impact of long-held secrets.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePamela Carter Joern\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning novelist, short story writer, playwright, and teacher of writing. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Floor of the Sky\u003c\/i\u003e (Nebraska, 2006), \u003ci\u003eIn Reach\u003c\/i\u003e (Bison Books, 2014), and \u003ci\u003eThe Plain Sense of Things\u003c\/i\u003e (Nebraska, 2008).\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of Nebraska Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50660948705554,"sku":"9781496232694","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_fbf51239-5061-4c45-ad83-25cdae8e0089.jpg?v=1733481107","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/tobys-last-resort-9781496232694","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}