{"product_id":"9780811222563","title":"The Lime Twig: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn English horse race, the Golden Bowl at Aldington, provides the background for John Hawkes' exciting novel, \u003cem\u003eThe Lime Twig\u003c\/em\u003e, which tells of an ingenious plot to steal and race a horse under a false name.\u003c\/p\u003e But it would be unfair to the reader to reveal what happens when a gang of professional crooks gets wind of the scheme and moves to muscle in on this bettors' dream of a long-odds situation. Worked out with all the meticulous detail, terror, and suspense of a nightmare, the tale is, on one level, comparable to a Graham Greene thriller; on another, it explores a group of people, their relationships fears, and loves. For as Leslie A. Fiedler says in his introduction, \"John Hawkes.. . makes terror rather than love the center of his work, knowing all the while, of course, that there can be no terror without the hope for love and love's defeat . . . .\"","brand":"New Directions Publishing Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47128261066992,"sku":"9780811222563","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780811222563_p0.jpg?v=1763728723","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780811222563","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}