{"product_id":"a-short-history-of-a-small-place-9780142003626","title":"A Short History of a Small Place","description":"Marvelously funny, bittersweet, and beautifully evocative, the original publication of \u003ci\u003eA Short History of a Small Place\u003c\/i\u003e announced the arrival of one of our great Southern voices. Although T. R. Pearson's Neely, North Carolina, doesn't appear on any map of the state, it has already earned a secure place on the literary landscape of the South. In this introduction to Neely, the young narrator, Louis Benfield, recounts the tragic last days of Miss Myra Angelique Pettigrew, a local spinster and former town belle who, after years of total seclusion, returns flamboyantly to public view-with her pet monkey, Mr. Britches. Here is a teeming human comedy inhabited by some of the most eccentric and endearing characters ever encountered in literature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e T. R. Pearson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/30\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.58lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.82h x 4.98w x 0.72d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780142003626\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooksense '76 Nov\/Dec 2003\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2003 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2004 pg. 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eT. R. Pearson is the author of eight novels, including \u003cb\u003ePolar\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eBlue Ridge\u003c\/b\u003e, a \u003cb\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/b\u003e Notable Book.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43331475439731,"sku":"9.78014E+12","price":26.57,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_d0f7ad28-0006-4644-99c1-f71c34f4867e.jpg?v=1754655746","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/a-short-history-of-a-small-place-9780142003626","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}