{"product_id":"9780594761846","title":"Above the Waterfall: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eSerena\u003c\/i\u003e—the basis of the fall 2014 movie starring\u003cbr\u003eAcademy Award winner Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper—illuminates lives shaped by violence, passion, and a powerful connection to the land in this haunting tale set in contemporary Appalachia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLes, a long-time sheriff nearing retirement, contends with the ravages of poverty and crystal meth on his small Appalachian town. Nestled in a beautiful hollow, his is a tight-knit community rife with secrets and suspicious of outsiders.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecky, a park ranger, arrives in this remote patch of North Carolina hoping to ease the anguish of a harrowing past. Searching for tranquility amid the verdant stillness, she finds solace in poetry and the splendor of the land.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA vicious crime will plunge both sheriff and ranger into deep and murky waters, forging an unexpected bond between them. Caught in a vortex of duplicity and betrayal, they must navigate the dangerous currents of a tragedy that turns neighbor against neighbor—and threatens to sweep them all over the edge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEchoing the lapsarian beauty of William Faulkner and the spiritual isolation of Carson McCullers, \u003ci\u003eAbove the Waterfall\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates the prodigious talent of an author hailed as “a gorgeous, brutal writer” (Richard Price); “one of the best American novelists of his day” (Janet Maslin, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e). Lyrical and evocative, tragic and indelible, it is a breathtaking achievement from a literary virtuoso.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47018900422896,"sku":"9780594761846","price":5.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780594761846_p0.jpg?v=1763723355","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780594761846","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}