{"product_id":"crooked-creek-paperback","title":"Crooked Creek - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMaximilian Werner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2012 Eric Hoffer Book Awards for General Fiction Honorable Mention\u003cbr\u003e2011 Utah Book Award Finalist \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMaximilian Werner is a fresh and grounded writer, a welcome and original new voice. --\u003cb\u003eTHOMAS MCGUANE\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCrooked Creek\u003c\/i\u003e takes place during the latter part of westward expansion and chronicles the lives (and deaths) of the Wood family. The Woods--Preston and Sara--must flee Arizona when they, along with Sara's parents and little brother Jasper, unwittingly get caught up in the plunder and sale of American Indian corpses and funerary objects. Preston, Sara, and Jasper end up in the Heber Valley of Utah, where they seek the support of Sara's Uncle Neff until they can be reunited with Sara's mother and father. But from the moment they ride into Heber, Preston and Sara learn that life in the valley is not as it appears, and that no matter how far we run, we cannot escape the past.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaximilian Werner\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the award-winning essay collection \u003ci\u003eBlack River Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e, the novel \u003ci\u003eCrooked Creek\u003c\/i\u003e, the memoir \u003ci\u003eGravity Hill\u003c\/i\u003e, the memoir\/natural history \u003ci\u003eEvolved\u003c\/i\u003e, the essay collection \u003ci\u003eThe Bone Pile\u003c\/i\u003e, and the book of poetry \u003ci\u003eCold Blessings\u003c\/i\u003e. When he is not fly fishing on one of his favorite western waters, or wrist-deep in the garden dirt, or searching the wild places of Montana for wolves and grizzlies, he is at home writing or in the classroom teaching and trying to help humans live up to their potential as a species.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 178\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.43 x 7.99 x 5.24 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 08, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Utah Book Award (2011)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45816852218053,"sku":"9781937226008","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/d1FZbmdVMVBsbG1RaVB5UTJwcDcydz09.webp?v=1771035514","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/crooked-creek-paperback","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}