{"product_id":"american-boy-larry-watson-9781571310958","title":"American Boy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe author of the acclaimed \u003cem\u003eMontana 1948\u003c\/em\u003e \"spins charm and melancholy\" in this novel of youth and romantic rivalry in 1960s rural Minnesota (\u003cem\u003eDenver Post\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWillow Falls, Minnesota, 1962\u003c\/em\u003e. The shooting of a young woman on Thanksgiving Day sets off a chain of unsettling events in the life of seventeen-year-old Matthew Garth. A close friend of the prosperous Dunbar family, Matthew is present in Dr. Dunbar's home office when the victim is brought in. The sight of Louisa Lindahl--beautiful and mortally wounded--makes an indelible impression on the young man.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFueled by his feverish desire for this mysterious woman and a deep longing for the comfort and affluence that appears to surround the Dunbars, Matthew finds himself drawn into a vortex of greed, manipulation, and ultimately betrayal. Larry Watson's tale heart-breaking tale \"resonates with language as clear and images as crisp as the spare, flat prairie of its Minnesota setting\" (\u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn \u003cem\u003eEsquire\u003c\/em\u003e Best Book of 2011\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Larry Watson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1571310959\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781571310958\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Milkweed Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/17\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.40h x 5.20w x 0.70d","brand":"Larry Watson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43987892044031,"sku":"9781571310958","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8e2a629f-068a-4338-8c7c-0ba0d4b5f243.jpg?v=1683291467","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/american-boy-larry-watson-9781571310958","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}