{"product_id":"anything-will-be-easy-after-bethany-maile-9781496220219","title":"Anything Will Be Easy After This: A Western Identity Crisis","description":"Bethany Maile had a mythological American West in mind when she returned to Idaho after dropping out of college in Boston, only to find a farm-town-turned-suburb instead of the Wild West wonderland she remembered. Haunted by what she had so completely misremembered, Maile resolved to investigate her attachment to the western myth, however flawed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Deciding to engage in a variety of \"western\" events, Maile trailed rodeo queens, bid on cattle, fired .22s at the gun range, and searched out wild horses. With lively reportage and a sharp wit, she recounts her efforts to understand how the western myth is outdated yet persistent while ultimately exploring the need for story and the risks inherent to that need. \u003ci\u003eAnything Will Be Easy after This\u003c\/i\u003e traces Maile's evolution from a girl suckered by a busted-down story to a more knowing woman who discovers a new narrative that enchants without deluding. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bethany Maile\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1496220218\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781496220219\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Nebraska Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 234\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.77lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.53d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2020","brand":"Bethany Maile","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43986509824255,"sku":"9781496220219","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b990ac80-4363-4a11-8a1d-c2f5a1eeddd1.jpg?v=1683283768","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/anything-will-be-easy-after-bethany-maile-9781496220219","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}