{"product_id":"molly-paperback","title":"Molly - 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\u003eKevin Honold\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMolly\u003c\/i\u003e by Kevin Honold was selected by Dan Chaon as the winner of the 2020 Autumn House Fiction Prize and is a compelling story of enduring hardships in rural New Mexico.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis debut novel tells the story of nine-year-old Raymond, nicknamed \"Ray Moon\" by Molly, his adoptive caretaker, a waitress, and the former partner of his recently deceased uncle. These two outcasts rely on one another for survival, and their bond forms the heart of this book. Living atop a mesa in the high desert of New Mexico in 1968, Raymond ages quickly amid hostile circumstances. With the help of a keen imagination that Molly inspires, he navigates various forms of loss and exploitation amid enduring hardship.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKevin Honold's deft and trance-like prose is interspersed with sharp insights and brings attention to the hardships of capitalism, the ills of misogyny, and the raw hurt of living a displaced or marginalized life. This is a story of endurance, memory, and unceasing change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKevin Honold\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the novels, \u003ci\u003e Our Lady of Good Voyage \u003c\/i\u003e(winner of the 2021 Orison Fiction Prize) and \u003ci\u003eMolly \u003c\/i\u003e(winner of the 2020 Autumn House Fiction Prize), an essay collection, \u003ci\u003eThe Rock Cycle\u003c\/i\u003e (winner of the 2019 River Teeth Book Prize), and a poetry collection, \u003ci\u003eMen as Trees Walking\u003c\/i\u003e (winner of the 2009 OSU Press\/\u003ci\u003eThe Journal\u003c\/i\u003e Book Award). Honold is a graduate of the University of Cincinnati, and is currently a History and Special Education teacher in Santa Fe, New Mexico.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 184\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.4 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 04, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50333937598701,"sku":"9781637680025","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/jfdnAkVTW29781637680025.webp?v=1784997010","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/products\/molly-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}