{"product_id":"the-sisters-from-hardscrabble-bay-fiction-paperback","title":"The Sisters from Hardscrabble Bay: Fiction - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBeverly Jensen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished posthumously through the efforts of Beverly Jensen's many supporters, this widely acclaimed novel-in-stories offers a richly textured portrait of a bygone era. In 1916, Idella and Avis Hillock live on the edge of a chilly bluff in New Brunswick-a barren world of potato farms and lobster traps, rough men, hard work, and baffling beauty. From \"Gone,\" the heartbreaking account of the crisis that changed their lives forever, through \"Wake,\" a darkly comic saga of funeral plans gone awry, \u003ci\u003eThe Sisters from Hardscrabble Bay\u003c\/i\u003e beautifully charts the trajectory of the Hillocks' divergent lives against the background of a lost slice of Americana.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeverly Jensen earned an MFA in drama from Southern Methodist University. After her death in 2003, her story \"Wake\" was published in the \u003ci\u003eNew England Review\u003c\/i\u003e, included in \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Short Stories 2007\u003c\/i\u003e, and was nominated for a Pushcart Prize. She is survived by her husband, Jay Silverman, and their two children.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.69 x 8.35 x 5.56 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 30, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50314712154349,"sku":"9780143119296","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/2R4gUkIKb59780143119296.webp?v=1784666299","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/en-gb\/products\/the-sisters-from-hardscrabble-bay-fiction-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}