{"product_id":"the-lost-landscape-joyce-carol-oates-9780062408679","title":"The Lost Landscape: A Writer's Coming of Age","description":"\u003cp\u003eWritten with the raw honesty and poignant insight that were the hallmarks of her acclaimed bestseller \u003cem\u003eA Widow's Story\u003c\/em\u003e, an affecting and observant memoir of growing up from one of our finest and most beloved literary masters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Lost Landscape\u003c\/em\u003e is Joyce Carol Oates' vivid chronicle of her hardscrabble childhood in rural western New York State. From memories of her relatives, to those of a charming bond with a special red hen on her family farm; from her first friendships to her earliest experiences with death, \u003cem\u003eThe Lost Landscape\u003c\/em\u003e is a powerful evocation of the romance of childhood, and its indelible influence on the woman and the writer she would become.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this exceptionally candid, moving, and richly reflective account, Oates explores the world through the eyes of her younger self, an imaginative girl eager to tell stories about the world and the people she meets. While reading \u003cem\u003eAlice in Wonderland\u003c\/em\u003e changed a young Joyce forever and inspired her to view life as a series of endless adventures, growing up on a farm taught her harsh lessons about sacrifice, hard work, and loss. With searing detail and an acutely perceptive eye, Oates renders her memories and emotions with exquisite precision, transporting us to a forgotten place and time--the lost landscape of her youth, reminding us of the forgotten landscapes of our own earliest lives. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joyce Carol Oates\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0062408674\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062408679\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ecco Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/08\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 5.90w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2015 pg. 61\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/15\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2015 pg. 84\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/06\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2015 pg. 17\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/20\/2015 pg. 16\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/03\/2015 pg. 44\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2015","brand":"Joyce Carol Oates","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44567331668223,"sku":"9780062408679","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ab8c5295-97ff-493e-b0f8-86154d2c8f57.jpg?v=1701377204","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-lost-landscape-joyce-carol-oates-9780062408679","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}