{"product_id":"out-of-the-mountains-meredith-sue-willis-9780821419199","title":"Out of the Mountains: Appalachian Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eMeredith Sue Willis's \u003ci\u003eOut of the Mountains\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection of thirteen short stories set in contemporary Appalachia. Firmly grounded in place, the stories voyage out into the conflicting cultural identities that native Appalachians experience as they balance mainstream and mountain identities.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWillis's stories explore the complex negotiations between longtime natives of the region and its newcomers and the rifts that develop within families over current issues such as mountaintop removal and homophobia. Always, however, the situations depicted in these stories are explored in the service of a deeper understanding of the people involved, and of the place. This is not the mythic version of Appalachia, but the Appalachia of the twenty-first century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Meredith Sue Willis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0821419196\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780821419199\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ohio University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/15\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 180\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.10w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2010 pg. 29","brand":"Meredith Sue Willis","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47930686144767,"sku":"9780821419199","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_147e8a50-ed27-406d-b612-afe574dcb23c.jpg?v=1766343565","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/out-of-the-mountains-meredith-sue-willis-9780821419199","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}