{"product_id":"east-of-denver-paperback","title":"East of Denver - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGregory Hill\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the Colorado Book Award for Literary Fiction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the [Evil Retailer] Breakthrough Novel Award\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Shakespeare Williams returns to his family's farm in eastern Colorado to bury his dead cat, he finds his widowed and senile father Emmett living in squalor. He has no money, the land is fallow, and a local banker has cheated his father out of the majority of the farm equipment and his beloved Cessna.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith no job and no prospects, Shakespeare suddenly finds himself caretaker to both his dad and the farm, and drawn into an unlikely clique of old high school classmates: Vaughn Atkins, a paraplegic confined to his mother's basement, Carissa McPhail, an overweight bank teller who pitches for the local softball team, and longtime bully D.J. Beckman, who now deals drugs throughout small-town Dorsey. Facing the loss of the farm, Shakespeare hatches a half-serious plot with his father and his fellow gang of misfits to rob the very bank that has stolen their future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eREVIEWS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn eye for detail, an ear for dialogue, and a knack for story-telling distinguish this unflinching novel of rural America. -\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA breezily readable summer novel that not only entertains but also surprises. It explores the dynamics of family relationships without ever stooping to sentimentality, and it's one of this summer's most pleasant surprises. - \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAustin American-Statesman\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis is writing on a par with that of top-flight black-comic novelists like Sam Lipsyte and Jess Walter, and it deserves to be read. -\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Lev Grossman\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA witty, snarky, and thoroughly enjoyable read. - \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePortland Book Review \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFrom beginning to end, the novel's great achievement is Hill's gift of \u003c\/em\u003echaracters\u003cem\u003e: people who are often broken, crumbling, and struggling, but always irresistible. -\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Brother Patrick Mary Briscoe, O.P. Dominicana\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhat makes [East of Denver] special, and especially powerful, is that Hill, like his damaged characters, has a real talent for fucking everything up. -\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eTropmag\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThere's no fantasy escapism here. It's real life. And real life is darkly comic. - \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdventures With Words\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA fine first novel from a writer with a great sense of character - \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBooklist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDark humor, zany characters, and a sharp eye for detail distinguish this arch novel set in Colorado's dying farmland. - \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMarysue Rucci\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 268\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.61 x 8 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 14, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46113403338891,"sku":"9781087801162","price":31.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0670\/2579\/7259\/files\/32QhhUxEZ_9781087801162.webp?v=1783455944","url":"https:\/\/thetaletrade.com\/products\/east-of-denver-paperback","provider":"The Tale Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}