{"product_id":"9781476754277","title":"The Homesman: A Novel","description":"\u003cb\u003eIN PIONEER NEBRASKA, A WOMAN LEADS WHERE NO MAN WILL GO\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eSoon to be a major motion picture directed by Tommy Lee Jones, \u003ci\u003eThe Homesman\u003c\/i\u003e is a devastating story of early pioneers in 1850s American West. It celebrates the ones we hear nothing of: the brave women whose hearts and minds were broken by a life of bitter hardship. A “homesman” must be found to escort a handful of them back East to a sanitarium. When none of the county’s men steps up, the job falls to Mary Bee Cuddy—ex-teacher, spinster, indomitable and resourceful. Brave as she is, Mary Bee knows she cannot succeed alone. The only companion she can find is the low-life claim jumper George Briggs. Thus begins a trek east, against the tide of colonization, against hardship, Indian attacks, ice storms, and loneliness—a timeless classic told in a series of tough, fast-paced adventures.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn an unprecedented sweep, Glendon Swarthout’s novel won both the Western Writers of America’s Spur Award and the Western Heritage Wrangler Award. A new afterword by the author’s son Miles Swarthout tells of his parents Glendon and Kathryn’s discovery of and research into the lives of the oft-forgotten frontier women who make \u003ci\u003eThe Homesman\u003c\/i\u003e as moving and believable as it is unforgettable.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47144484995312,"sku":"9781476754277","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781476754277_p0.jpg?v=1763609858","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781476754277","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}