{"product_id":"inland","title":"Inland","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER - The bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Tiger's Wife\u003c\/i\u003e returns with \"a bracingly epic and imaginatively mythic journey across the American West\" (\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: \u003ci\u003eTime, The Washington Post, Entertainment Weekly, Esquire, Real Simple, Good Housekeeping, Town \u0026amp; Country, \u003c\/i\u003e The New York Public Library, \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews, Library Journal, BookPage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the lawless, drought-ridden lands of the Arizona Territory in 1893, two extraordinary lives unfold. Nora is an unflinching frontierswoman awaiting the return of the men in her life--her husband, who has gone in search of water for the parched household, and her elder sons, who have vanished after an explosive argument. Nora is biding her time with her youngest son, who is convinced that a mysterious beast is stalking the land around their home. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMeanwhile, Lurie is a former outlaw and a man haunted by ghosts. He sees lost souls who want something from him, and he finds reprieve from their longing in an unexpected relationship that inspires a momentous expedition across the West. The way in which Lurie's death-defying trek at last intersects with Nora's plight is the surprise and suspense of this brilliant novel. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMythical, lyrical, and sweeping in scope, \u003ci\u003eInland \u003c\/i\u003eis grounded in true but little-known history. It showcases all of Téa Obreht's talents as a writer, as she subverts and reimagines the myths of the American West, making them entirely--and unforgettably--her own. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eInland\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Obreht is the kind of writer who can forever change the way you think about a thing, just through her powers of description. . . . \u003ci\u003eInland\u003c\/i\u003e is an ambitious and beautiful work about many things: immigration, the afterlife, responsibility, guilt, marriage, parenthood, revenge, all the roads and waterways that led to America. Miraculously, it's also a page-turner and a mystery, as well as a love letter to a camel, and, like a camel, improbable and splendid, something to happily puzzle over at first and take your breath away at the end.\"\u003cb\u003e--Elizabeth McCracken, \u003ci\u003eO: The Oprah Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\r","brand":"Téa Obreht","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44442896433388,"sku":"9780812982756","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0684\/1791\/3068\/files\/9780812982756.jpg?v=1708840884","url":"https:\/\/intl.allstora.com\/products\/inland","provider":"Allstora","version":"1.0","type":"link"}