{"product_id":"write-letter-to-billy-toby-olson-9781566891035","title":"Write Letter to Billy","description":"A wonderful story of what family means, of the flesh-level pain of sibling rivalry, and the discovery of love. It is a fantastic and beautiful tapestry of some of the most imaginative and precise prose writing going on in America today. Toby Olson stands tall among the handful of writers I most admire and respect.--Richard Wiley \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWrite A Letter to Billy\u003c\/i\u003e is a delectably complicated maze that kept me spellbound from start to finish. Only the most sophisticated of writers could manage to combine the seriousness of a quest for identity and meaning with the intensity of a thriller, not to mention an excursion into deep-sea diving and the resort life of southern California. Once again, Toby Olson has written a terrific novel full of peril and surprise, offering startling revelations and sudden expansions of the heart and mind.\"--Lynne Sharon Schwartz \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUnited with a long-lost teenage daughter, a retired Navy underwater repair specialist investigates a mysterious list his father had written just before his death. Some of the items are crossed off, but one of the unfinished tasks haunts him: \"Write letter to Billy.\" What had his father planned to tell him? What he learns changes his life forever. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInfluenced by D.H. Lawrence, William Faulkner, and Charles Dickens, Toby Olson's pointed examination of memory and consciousness illustrates how the unraveling of external mystery leads to self discovery. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eToby Olson\u003c\/b\u003e, winner of the PEN\/Faulkner Award for fiction, has published eight books of fiction and twenty-two books of poetry. His work has appeared in over two hundred newspapers, magazines, and anthologies. Olson's novels include \u003ci\u003eAt Sea\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDorit in Lesbos, Utah, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Woman Who Escaped from Shame.\u003c\/i\u003e He lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and North Truro, Massachusetts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Toby Olson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1566891035\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781566891035\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Coffee House Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.99h x 5.99w x 0.92d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/11\/2000 pg. 67\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2000 pg. 1223\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2000 pg. 114\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/19\/2000 pg. 74\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2000 pg. 218\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/08\/2000","brand":"Toby Olson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48065712718079,"sku":"9781566891035","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d8697e97-04ec-4996-9c54-b4616f1276ff.jpg?v=1768676760","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/write-letter-to-billy-toby-olson-9781566891035","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}