{"product_id":"in-country-a-novel","title":"In Country: a novel","description":"Bobbie\nAnn Mason’s debut novel—\"a brilliant and moving book... a moral tale\nthat entwines public history with private anguish.\" —Los Angeles Times Book Review\n“How Ms. Mason conjures a vivid image of the\nfutility of war and its searing legacy of confusion out of the searching\nquestions or a naïve later generation is nothing short of masterful.” —Kansas\nCity Star\nSamantha “Sam” Hughes is in her senior year of high school in rural\nKentucky. Her father, whom she never knew, was killed in Vietnam before she\nwas born. Sam lives with her uncle Emmett, a veteran who appears to be\nsuffering from exposure to Agent Orange. Amidst worrying about her uncle and\nyearning to figure out who she is and learn about the father she never knew,\nSam develops feelings for Tom, one of Emmett's veteran buddies. Tom and\nEmmett attempt to shield Sam from the truth of what they endured, but she has\nbecome convinced that her life is bound to the war in Vietnam.\n\nIn Country is both a powerful and touching novel of America’s\nghosts and a beautiful portrayal of a family, not unlike many others, left\nbruised and twisted by the war. At the time of its publication in 1985,\nRichard Eder’s rave LA Times review concluded: “One of the questions\nfor post-war American literature, dealt with variously by Updike, Cheever,\nRoth, Salinger and a host of others, is whether the larger capacities of the\nhuman spirit can be exercised, so to speak, in a motel room equipped with\ncolor TV and a drinks refrigerator. The answers vary; Mason has found her own\nstriking variety of ‘yes.’”\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0060835176\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.0060835176.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Mason, Bobbie Ann\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: This copy has clearly been enjoyed—expect noticeable shelf wear and some minor creases to the cover. Binding is strong, and all pages are legible. May contain previous library markings or stamps.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41499443855418,"sku":"DBV.0060835176.A","price":5.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/0060835176-0.jpg?v=1783030241","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/in-country-a-novel","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}