{"product_id":"the-heart-can-be-filled-bill-holm-9781571312518","title":"The Heart Can Be Filled Anywhere on Earth","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrowing up, Bill Holm knew what failure was: \"to die in Minneota.\" But after returning to his hometown (\"a very small dot on an ocean of grass\") after 20 years' absence, he wasn't so sure. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFinding pleasure in the customs and characters of small-town life, in \u003cem\u003eThe Heart Can Be Filled Anywhere on Earth\u003c\/em\u003e he writes with affection about the town elders, seen by those in the outside world as misfits and losers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"They taught me what to value, what to ignore, what to embrace, and what to resist.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his trek through the heartland, Holm covers a satisfyingly wide emotional terrain, from scandalous affairs in the 1950s to his aunt's touching attempts to transcend poverty with perfume and movie-star airs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bill Holm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 157131251X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781571312518\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Milkweed Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/04\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 230\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.78lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.52h x 5.56w x 0.78d","brand":"Bill Holm","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43987892076799,"sku":"9781571312518","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_226dc1d7-6155-49ab-ae57-9181b09243c8.jpg?v=1683291468","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-heart-can-be-filled-bill-holm-9781571312518","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}