{"product_id":"9781565126909","title":"A Cure for Dreams: A Novel","description":"\u003cb\u003eGenerations of Southern women deal with hard times and heartless men in this “joyous” novel by the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e–bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eEllen Foster\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e In “a witty and explosive story about men and women, bad girls and good girls, love and laundry,” Kaye Gibbons paints a portrait of shrewd, resourceful women prevailing through hardships and finding unexpected pleasures along the way: gossip, gambling, and the quiet satisfaction of knowing more than they’re supposed to (\u003ci\u003eThe Houston Post\u003c\/i\u003e). In \u003ci\u003eA Cure for Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e, the acclaimed author “once again demonstrates her extraordinary talent . . . Utterly engaging and convincing” (\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “This episodic novel, Gibbons’s third, is set during the Depression in back-country Virginia and Kentucky. In 19 vignettes, Betty Davies Randolph reveals her childhood and her mother’s life along Milk Farm Road. Gibbons, winner of several literary awards for her first novel \u003ci\u003eEllen Foster\u003c\/i\u003e, has captured magnificently the dailiness and sense of community of rural life—from midwives and WPA ballads to suicides and men gone wild. Southern, and full of the folk wisdom of generations, Gibbons’s voice reveals life’s truths.” —\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Years from now, [these] women’s clear, strong words will still be resonating in my mind.” —Anne Tyler, \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “What a good ear Kaye Gibbons has, and what a good heart. \u003ci\u003eA Cure for Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e takes the reader down the back roads, and then points out what incredible lives are lived in those ordinary places.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  ","brand":"Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47146552361200,"sku":"9781565126909","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781565126909_p0.jpg?v=1769899387","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781565126909","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}