{"product_id":"joe-paperback","title":"Joe - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLarry Brown\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Brilliant . . . Larry Brown has slapped his own fresh tattoo on the big right arm of Southern Lit.\" -The Washington Post Book WorldNow a major motion picture starring Nicolas Cage, directed by David Gordon Green.Joe Ransom is a hard-drinking ex-con pushing fifty who just won't slow down--not in his pickup, not with a gun, and certainly not with women. Gary Jones estimates his own age to be about fifteen. Born luckless, he is the son of a hopeless, homeless wandering family, and he's desperate for a way out. When their paths cross, Joe offers him a chance just as his own chances have dwindled to almost nothing. Together they follow a twisting map to redemption--or ruin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Brilliant . . . Larry Brown has slapped his own fresh tattoo on the big right arm of Southern Lit.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJoe Ransom is a hard-drinking ex-con pushing fifty who just won't slow down--not in his pickup, not with a gun, and certainly not with women. Gary Jones estimates his own age to be about fifteen. Born luckless, he is the son of a hopeless, homeless wandering family, and he's desperate for a way out. When their paths cross, Joe offers him a chance just as his own chances have dwindled to almost nothing. Together they follow a twisting map to redemption--or ruin. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Literature of the first order . . . Powerful stuff spun by a sure, patient hand . . . His characters just \u003ci\u003eare.\u003c\/i\u003e They call to mind the Joads in John Steinbeck's \u003ci\u003eThe Grapes of Wrath\u003c\/i\u003e and the pictures and people in James Agee's and Walker Evans's \u003ci\u003eLet Us Now Praise Famous Men.\u003c\/i\u003e It is an understated, powerful, beautiful evocation of a place, a time, a people. It is a book that will last.\" --\u003ci\u003eDetroit Free Press\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Luminescent prose tempered by wit.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Sinewy and lyrical.\" --\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Brown compels our admiration, Joe himself makes us care.\" --\u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 345\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.1 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 30, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42693226627135,"sku":"9781565124134","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/e81306f6071f81e0e6950116ccf04211.webp?v=1764998201","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/joe-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}