{"product_id":"9781402257056","title":"Sorrow Floats","description":"\"Tim Sandlin's stuff is as tight and funny as anyone doing this comedy novel thing.\" -Christopher Moore \u003cp\u003eMaurey has hit rock bottom, with a bottle of whiskey and an infamous reputation, she'll do anything to get out of town. Even drive two ex-drunks cross-country hauling a trailer full of illegal beer. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEveryone in \u003cstrong\u003eGroVont, Wyoming\u003c\/strong\u003e, knows everybody else's business, but \u003cstrong\u003eMaurey Pierce Talbot\u003c\/strong\u003e is practically famous around town. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Sunk low since her father died, whiskey - specifically Yukon Jack - is her best friend. When she makes the mistake of a lifetime, \u003cstrong\u003eMaurey finds herself looking up from rock bottom.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e So \u003cstrong\u003ewhen two bumbling ex-drunks need to get cross-country with a trailer full of illegal beer\u003c\/strong\u003e, Maurey takes the wheel. Sometimes you just need to get out of town. And \u003cstrong\u003esometimes you need to get lost in order to get found.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The dark comedy and heartfelt revelations will appeal to fans of Jack Kerouac, Tom Robbins, Larry McMurtry, Joseph Heller, John Irving, Kurt Vonnegut, and Carl Hiaasen. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOther books in Tim Sandlin's GroVant Trilogy:\u003cbr\u003eSkipped Parts, Book 1\u003cbr\u003e Sorrow Floats, Book 2\u003cbr\u003eSocial Blunders, Book 3\u003cbr\u003eLydia, Book 4\u003c\/p\u003eWhat readers are saying about \u003cem\u003eSorrow Floats\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cstrong\u003eI've never cheered harder for a fictional character\u003c\/strong\u003e.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Maurey is an appealing character; \u003cstrong\u003eher voice is strong and clear even if her path forward isn't\u003c\/strong\u003e.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Being a huge fan of \u003cstrong\u003eROAD TRIPS AND RAUNCHINESS\u003c\/strong\u003e, I absolutely loved this book.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Sandlin really allows you to feel her \u003cstrong\u003eanger, pain, confusion and tenderness\u003c\/strong\u003e.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cstrong\u003eFunny, kind of wise and sentimental\u003c\/strong\u003e at the end.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"It's \u003cstrong\u003erequired reading\u003c\/strong\u003e for women, alcoholics, tortured writers\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Maurey Pierce is a flawed, broken, beautiful character... it's a \u003cstrong\u003eNOVEL ABOUT BEING ALIVE\u003c\/strong\u003e.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"cathartic and deep\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Favorite. Book. Ever.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat reviewers are saying about \u003cem\u003eSorrow Floats\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003cp\u003e\"Able storytelling and an engaging cast of dysfunctional modern American pilgrims...\" -\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e(STARRED REVIEW)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A rousing piece of Americana...rowdy, raunchy...\u003cstrong\u003eA TOTAL DELIGHT\u003c\/strong\u003e.\" -\u003cem\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Tim Sandlin's fiction \u003cstrong\u003epacks a punch\u003c\/strong\u003e. The writer's fictional Wyoming town is a grungier version of Garrison Keillor's Lake Wobegon.\" -\u003cem\u003eDenver Post\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A \u003cstrong\u003ezany road trip\u003c\/strong\u003e across America\" -\u003cem\u003eCosmopolitan\u003c\/em\u003e\"Sandlin understands that \u003cstrong\u003eblack comedy is only a tiny slip away from despair\u003c\/strong\u003e, and he handles this walk without a misstep.\" -\u003cem\u003eDallas Morning News\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat everyone is saying about Tim Sandlin:\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Tim Sandlin's stuff is as tight and funny as anyone doing this comedy novel thing.\" -Christopher Moore\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"His prose, his characters, \u003cstrong\u003eall amazing\u003c\/strong\u003e.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A story of \u003cstrong\u003egrand faux pas and dazzling dysfunction\u003c\/strong\u003e...a \u003cstrong\u003ewildly satirical\u003c\/strong\u003e look at the absurdities of modern life.\" -\u003cem\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sourcebooks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47152508403952,"sku":"9781402257056","price":5.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781402257056_p0.jpg?v=1763715401","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781402257056","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}