{"product_id":"9781619020429","title":"The Other Shoe: A Novel","description":"\u003cb\u003eA man’s determination to keep a deadly secret throws his life and community into chaos in this “brilliant novel of crime, love, and the American west” (Daniel Woodrell, author of \u003ci\u003eWinter’s Bone\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Henry Brusett is the only one who can explain the mysterious death of Calvin Teague. The young man was found bloodied and lifeless on his land in Montana’s vast backcountry. But as Henry keeps quiet, his silence ripples across his small community . . .\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Middle-aged Henry is divorced, disabled, and isolated. After years of self-imposed loneliness, he meets Karen, a woman half his age who knows nothing but her own willful solitude. Their unlikely union brings a mix of comfort and guilt for Henry who believes he’s too old for her. But it’s also the spark of his undoing . . .\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e As Henry and Karen’s small town neighbors try to both uncover and cover-up the truth surrounding Calvin Teague’s death, \u003ci\u003eThe Other Shoe\u003c\/i\u003e moves toward the inescapable in this “haunting, beautifully observed” novel (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Rich with details that convince, insights that amaze. [Pavelich’s] prose is amongst the most impressive now being written, elegant, nuanced, rough when needed, the high and low of language.” —Daniel Woodrell, author of \u003ci\u003eWinter’s Bone\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “[A] wonderfully engaging novel—at once heartbreaking and comic. . . . Matt Pavelich is that rare thing in American letters: a truly original voice.” —Rick Newby, Editor of \u003ci\u003eThe New Montana Story: An Anthology\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Haunting, beautifully observed.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “An accomplished and affecting story of love and loyalty, accountability and honor.” —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Catapult","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47161176097008,"sku":"9781619020429","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781619020429_p0.jpg?v=1763853554","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781619020429","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}