{"product_id":"9781429912693","title":"Cloudy in the West","description":"Test2-MacmillanNonDRM-\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e “One of the best of a new breed of Western writers who have driven the genre into new territroy.” —\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eFrom the award-winning western writer Elmer Kelton comes a\u003ci\u003e Cloudy in the West\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the Texas backlands in 1885, twelve-year-old Joey Shipman's father dies under mysterious circumstances, and the boy is forced to live with his stepmother and Blair Meacham, a hanger-on at the farm. After the death of a black farmhand and friend, and another \"accident\" that almost takes Joey's life, the boy runs away and joins forces with his only kin--Beau Shipman, a drunk and a jailbird. Beau, along with an outlaw, a San Antonio prostitute, and a sheepman, become Joey's unlikely partners as he is trailed by their murderous Meacham , in league with Joey's stepmother in their scheme to inherit the Shipman farm.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tor Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47122480267504,"sku":"9781429912693","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781429912693_p0.jpg?v=1763746424","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781429912693","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}