{"product_id":"godforsaken-idaho-shawn-vestal-9781477800713","title":"Godforsaken Idaho: Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2014 PEN\/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Fiction\u003cbr\u003eShortlisted for the William Saroyan International Prize for Writing\u003cbr\u003eNamed \"Outstanding 2013 Collection\" by The Story Prize\u003cbr\u003ePushcart Prize Winner\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this stunning debut, Shawn Vestal transports us to the afterlife, the rugged Northwest, and the early days of Mormonism. From \"The First Several Hundred Years Following My Death,\" an absurd, profound vision of a hellish heaven, to \"Winter Elders,\" in which missionaries calmly and relentlessly pursue a man who has left the fold, these nine stories illuminate the articles of faith that make us human.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe concluding triptych tackles the legends and legacy of Mormonism head-on, culminating in \"Diviner,\" a seriocomic portrait of the young Joseph Smith, back when he was not yet the founder of a religion but a man hired to find buried treasure. \u003ci\u003eGodforsaken Idaho\u003c\/i\u003e is an indelible collection by the writer you need to read next.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Shawn Vestal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1477800719\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781477800713\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Little a\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/20\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 210\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.30w x 0.80d","brand":"Shawn Vestal","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43935578882303,"sku":"9781477800713","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_36461350-d279-41d6-8098-7df29da27585.jpg?v=1681420621","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/godforsaken-idaho-shawn-vestal-9781477800713","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}