{"product_id":"a-long-day-at-the-brent-hendricks-9780374146863","title":"Long Day at the End of the World","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA chilling memoir of the Tri-State Crematory incident\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn February 2002, hundreds of abandoned and decayed bodies were discovered at the Tri-State Crematory in rural Georgia, making it the largest mass desecration in modern American history. The perpetrator--a well-respected family man and a former hometown football star--had managed to conceal the horror for five years. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Among the bodies found at the Tri-State Crematory was that of Brent Hendricks's father. To quell the psychic disturbance surrounding the desecration, Hendricks embarked on a pilgrimage to the crematory site in Georgia. In \u003ci\u003eA Long Day at the End of the World\u003c\/i\u003e, he reveals his very complicated relationship with the South as he tries to reconcile his love-hate feelings for the culture with his own personal and familial history there, and his fascination with the disturbed landscape. In achingly beautiful prose, Hendricks explores his fraught relationship with his father--not just the grief that surrounded his death but the uncanniness of his resurrection. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e It's a story that's so heart-wrenching, so unbelievable, and so sensational that it would be easy to tell it without delving deep. But Hendricks's inquiry is unrelenting, and he probes the extremely difficult questions about the love between a parent and a child, about the way human beings treat each other--in life and in death--and about the sanctity of the body. It's the perfect storm for a true Southern Gothic tale.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Brent Hendricks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0374146861\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780374146863\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Farrar, Strauss \u0026amp; Giroux-3pl\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/12\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/29\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2013 pg. 30\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/21\/2013 pg. 59\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/22\/2013","brand":"Brent Hendricks","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43980906168575,"sku":"9780374146863","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7af34e4c-f2f1-4ffd-bcee-dffb4705c058.jpg?v=1683252578","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-long-day-at-the-brent-hendricks-9780374146863","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}