{"product_id":"volt-alan-heathcock-9781555975777","title":"Volt: Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA blistering collection of stories from an exhilarating new voice\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne man kills another after neither will move his pickup truck from the road. A female sheriff in a flooded town attempts to cover up a murder. When a farmer harvesting a field accidentally runs over his son, his grief sets him off walking, mile after mile. A band of teens bent on destruction runs amok in a deserted town at night. As these men and women lash out at the inscrutable churn of the world around them, they find a grim measure of peace in their solitude. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThroughout \u003ci\u003eVolt\u003c\/i\u003e, Alan Heathcock's stark realism is leavened by a lyric energy that matches the brutality of the surface. And as you move through the wind-lashed landscape of these stories, faint signs of hope appear underfoot. In \u003ci\u003eVolt\u003c\/i\u003e, the work of a writer who's hell-bent on wrenching out whatever beauty this savage world has to offer, Heathcock's tales of lives set afire light up the sky like signal flares touched off in a moment of desperation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alan Heathcock\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1555975771\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781555975777\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Graywolf Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.50w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Discover Great New Writers - Third Place\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2011 pg. 53\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/27\/2011 pg. 13\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/03\/2011 pg. 26\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2011 pg. 91\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/03\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/15\/2010 pg. 1232\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly Best Books\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/07\/2011 pg. 24\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/0001\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/28\/2011","brand":"Alan Heathcock","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43985125081343,"sku":"9781555975777","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9a2fa375-f56e-4688-ae37-c8f21c7ae7b8.jpg?v=1683275693","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/volt-alan-heathcock-9781555975777","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}