{"product_id":"winter-song-by-rebeca-lee-morales-9780008838447","title":"Winter Song","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBeautiful\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eClaire Fuller\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMagnificent\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eAdam Johnson\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eImpressive\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eTracy Chevalier\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA wondrous debut by a major talent\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eKevin Wilson\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt is 1986, deep winter, in the hinterlands of Minnesota, a place so remote that the world beyond its borders barely registers. Two men face each other down across this frozen landscape: Byron Lugo, just released from prison for a hit-and-run he swears he didn’t commit, and Gordon Trent, the weary police chief who brought him in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs Byron struggles to claw back his old life in a town convinced of his guilt, his determination forces Trent to assess his judgement, his choices, and ultimately his legacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWinter Song\u003c\/em\u003e is a snow globe of a novel, a light in the dark: a reminder of our humanity, even in the harshest of places.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA moving, atmospheric portrayal of small-town America. What an impressive debut\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eTracy Chevalier\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA gritty and unsparing portrait of a snow-blasted wonderland painted with exquisite tenderness and generosity. Morales mines the magical and transcendent from otherwise ordinary moments, filling the lives of her characters – and her readers – with the hard-won possibility of grace. A magnificent novel and an unforgettable debut\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eAdam Johnson\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis is a book I needed right now, because it doesn’t deny the ugliness of the world, but it reminded me of the good humans are capable of. Morales writes with a gritty earnestness that puts her in the good company of Elizabeth Strout\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eBenjamin Percy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Arotahi Agency","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67598977794284,"sku":"9780008838447","price":36.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780008838447-winter-song-1.jpg?v=1790730647","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/winter-song-by-rebeca-lee-morales-9780008838447","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}