{"product_id":"black-mountain-breakdown-9780425243381","title":"Black Mountain Breakdown","description":"\u003cb\u003e The \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Last Girls\u003c\/i\u003e presents one of her most compelling novels, acclaimed by Anne Tyler, Annie Dillard, and more... \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eEverywhere about her, from the traffic on Highway 460 to the river that's gone black with coal dust, Crystal Spangler sees a current flowing from the mountain town of Black Rock into the wider world. As a teenager, she is elected beauty queen, gets good grades, and-despite her many enviable qualities-manages also to be well-loved. Everyone knows that she is destined to leave town and do great things.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd she does.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut no one expects her return; drawn back home by some sort of memory, as if the current that had taken her away had changed its mind...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lee Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Berkley Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/06\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.10w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780425243381\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLee Smith\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Grundy, VA. She is author of many novels, including the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Last Girls\u003c\/i\u003e, and most recently \u003ci\u003eGuests On Earth\u003c\/i\u003e. She is a recipient of the Academy Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the North Carolina Award for Literature, and a Southern Book Critics Circle Award.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berkley Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43333880348787,"sku":"9.78043E+12","price":26.57,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_ef205734-a8f0-4461-b857-b07ec550621c.jpg?v=1754658626","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/black-mountain-breakdown-9780425243381","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}