{"product_id":"shadows-of-pecan-hollow-paperback","title":"Shadows of Pecan Hollow - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCaroline Frost\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWinner of the Crook's Corner Book Prize, finalist for the Golden Poppy Award, and longlisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"This immersive, full-bodied novel will keep its hooks in you long after the last page is read, and marks the arrival of a tremendously wise and talented writer.\"--Ben Fountain\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSet in 1970-90s Texas, a mesmerizing story about a fierce woman and the partner-in-crime she can't escape, perfect for readers of \u003cem\u003eWhere the Crawdads Sing\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eValentine.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt was 1970 when thirteen-year-old runaway Kit Walker was abducted by Manny Romero, a smooth-talking, low-level criminal, who first coddled her and then groomed her into his partner-in-crime. Before long, Kit and Manny were infamous for their string of gas station robberies throughout Texas, making a name for themselves as the Texaco Twosome.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwenty years after they meet, Kit has scraped together a life for herself and her daughter amongst the pecan trees and muddy creeks of the town of Pecan Hollow, far from Manny. But when he shows up at her doorstep a new man, fresh out of prison, Kit is forced to reckon with the shadows of her past. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA gritty, penetrating, and unexpectedly tender novel, \u003cem\u003eShadows of Pecan Hollow \u003c\/em\u003eis a hauntingly intimate and distinctly original debut about the complexity of love--both romantic and familial--and the bonds that define us. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cem\u003ePaper Moon\u003c\/em\u003e meets \u003cem\u003eBadlands\u003c\/em\u003e in this mesmerizing Texas backroads thriller, a twisty story of a runaway girl who finds a home and a desperate love on the road with an opportunistic criminal.\"--Janet Fitch\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 624\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.55 x 9.77 x 5.18 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 08, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLarge Print:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52153296847079,"sku":"9780063211377","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0793\/8329\/8279\/files\/ef3d6da8f03ea4f862f70ea30ff56aaa.webp?v=1780454856","url":"https:\/\/skinnonsmooth.myshopify.com\/products\/shadows-of-pecan-hollow-paperback","provider":"SkinnOnSmooth","version":"1.0","type":"link"}