{"product_id":"9781400030538","title":"The Clearing","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn his critically acclaimed new novel, Tim Gautreaux fashions a classic and unforgettable tale of two brothers struggling in a hostile world.\u003cbr\u003eIn a lumber camp in the Louisiana cypress forest, a world of mud and stifling heat where men labor under back-breaking conditions, the Aldridge brothers try to repair a broken bond. Randolph Aldridge is the mill’s manager, sent by his father—the mill owner—to reform both the damaged mill and his damaged older brother. Byron Aldridge is the mill's lawman, a shell-shocked World War I veteran given to stunned silences and sudden explosions of violence that make him a mystery to Randolph and a danger to himself. Deep in the swamp, in this place of water moccasins, whiskey, and wild card games, these brothers become embroiled in a lethal feud with a powerful gangster. In a tale full of raw emotion as supple as a saw blade,\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Clearing\u003c\/b\u003e is a mesmerizing journey into the trials that define men’s souls.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47026642223344,"sku":"9781400030538","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781400030538_p0.jpg?v=1763711564","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781400030538","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}