{"product_id":"9781616202729","title":"Heading Out to Wonderful","description":"\u003cb\u003eA “deliciously dark and dangerous” novel of love and tragedy in post-WWII Virginia by the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e–bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eA Reliable Wife\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eO, The Oprah Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is the summer of 1948 when a handsome, charismatic stranger, Charlie Beale, recently back from the war in Europe, shows up in the town of Brownsburg, a sleepy village nestled in the Valley of Virginia. All he has with him are two suitcases: one contains his few possessions, including a fine set of butcher knives; the other is full of money. A lot of money. He’s searching for a home. What he finds is love. And what happens then will haunt Brownsburg for generations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHeading Out to Wonderful\u003c\/i\u003e is a “tale of doomed love [that] resonates like a folk ballad, with the language of the Blue Ridge Mountains and its people giving this novel its soul . . . Like any good ballad, the narrative builds slowly to its violent climax, packs an emotional punch, and then haunts readers with its quintessentially American refrain” (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e).","brand":"Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47134305747184,"sku":"9781616202729","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781616202729_p0.jpg?v=1769904241","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781616202729","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}