{"product_id":"9781504032933","title":"Skywater","description":"\u003cp\u003e“Brand X and his fellow coyotes . . . are meticulously observed in the desert environment that Ms. Popham seems to know like her backyard. And so are the people of this fable—old Hallie and Albert . . . and the several varmint-hunters, callous or alcoholic or both. There is a parable of how we might relate to the creatures that share the world with us; and a parable of dreams versus realty; and a parable of home, of known territory with its comparative safety; and a parable of making the best of a world short of everything. The people and the creatures of Ms. Popham’s fable are right, they belong, and they \u003ci\u003emean\u003c\/i\u003e .” —Wallace Stegner   “This spare and affecting novel has the precision and the stinging sweetness of a fable. A wonderful book.” —Thomas McGuane   “Refreshing . . . Life-affirming . . . The first book I’ve read in a long time that left me with teary eyes at the end.”— \u003ci\u003eThe San Diego Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e    “Captivating . . . The animals’ arduous westward journey down the Colorado River to the Gulf suggests a coyote world view that is subtly sustained by their mysterious ways.” — \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e    “With dramatic urgency and imaginative tenderness, Melinda Popham has given the world a painful, poetic, and delightfully unpredictable story that pulsates with hope and healing meaning.” —Al Young, California Poet Laureate Emeritus   “Rich with poetic resonance.” — \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e    “Evoking a rich sense of place and animal behavior, [Popham] lets us see through very different eyes.” — \u003ci\u003eThe Seattle Times\u003c\/i\u003e    “A daring and visionary tale. [Popham] dares to tell us what a coyote thinks and sees and feels and dreams. . . . A hero of the classic kind—a furry, howling, water-seeking version of the \u003ci\u003eHero with a Thousand Faces\u003c\/i\u003e .” —James D. Houston   “Masterful . . . Astonishing . . . Remarkable . . . Put down the latest technothriller and bask awhile in the descriptive prose of \u003ci\u003eSkywater\u003c\/i\u003e .” — \u003ci\u003eL.A. Life\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Open Road Integrated Media LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47049468117232,"sku":"9781504032933","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781504032933_p0.jpg?v=1763710248","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781504032933","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}