{"product_id":"9781932511284","title":"More Like Not Running Away: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e[A] \u003ci\u003ehaunting novel. . . . This book brims with the poetry of the working class, seldom sung lyrics of working men and women.\u003c\/i\u003e—from the introduction by Larry Woiwode\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Shepherd is a master craftsman, and the subtlety of his art, the unassuming elegance of its architecture, rendered me spellbound and finally grateful. I don’t think I shall ever forget this fine book, its honest, guileless voice leading me along into the fire.”—Bob Shacochis\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A riveting exploration of what it is to be an outsider even in your own head. Shepherd has written a gripping story of childhood angst—psychologically thrilling, lyrically exact.”—Janet Burroway\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLevi Revel is a boy in danger of losing his family and maybe his mind. He’s in awe of his father, Everest, a majestic dreamer, a master builder, a man with a violent, secret past. As the family moves from state to state, Levi hears solace in the voice of God, a voice that sends him preaching from treetops and roofs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the family begins to fall apart, and as Levi enters adolescence, he hears more troubling things: other voices, terrifying sounds, warnings. When Everest takes him on a high-speed, cross-country chase to win back Levi’s mother—by force if necessary—Levi realizes how much danger they all are in.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTender and frightening, this debut novel takes readers across America, through the eyes and ears of a child whose family is haunted by a past they can’t outrun. From a boy lost in a world of imaginary voices and chilling destruction to a young man who can rebuild steeples, the story Levi tells is the triumph of persistence over moments of isolation and despair.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul Shepherd\u003c\/b\u003e lives in Tallahassee, Florida.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sarabande Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47053191839984,"sku":"9781932511284","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781932511284_p0.jpg?v=1763639230","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781932511284","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}