{"product_id":"b01ckt3c5i","title":"Skywater","description":"\u003cp\u003e“Brand X and his fellow coyotes . . . are meticulously observed in the desert environment that Ms. Popham seems to know like her backyard. And so are the people of this fable—old Hallie and Albert . . . and the several varmint-hunters, callous or alcoholic or both. There is a parable of how we might relate to the creatures that share the world with us; and a parable of dreams versus realty; and a parable of home, of known territory with its comparative safety; and a parable of making the best of a world short of everything. The people and the creatures of Ms. Popham’s fable are right, they belong, and they  mean .” —Wallace Stegner\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e“This spare and affecting novel has the precision and the stinging sweetness of a fable. A wonderful book.” —Thomas McGuane\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e“Refreshing . . . Life-affirming . . . The first book I’ve read in a long time that left me with teary eyes at the end.”— The San Diego Tribune\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e“Captivating . . . The animals’ arduous westward journey down the Colorado River to the Gulf suggests a coyote world view that is subtly sustained by their mysterious ways.” — Publishers Weekly\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e“With dramatic urgency and imaginative tenderness, Melinda Popham has given the world a painful, poetic, and delightfully unpredictable story that pulsates with hope and healing meaning.” —Al Young, California Poet Laureate Emeritus\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e“Rich with poetic resonance.” — Los Angeles Times Book Review\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e“Evoking a rich sense of place and animal behavior, [Popham] lets us see through very different eyes.” — The Seattle Times\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e“A daring and visionary tale. [Popham] dares to tell us what a coyote thinks and sees and feels and dreams. . . . A hero of the classic kind—a furry, howling, water-seeking version of the  Hero with a Thousand Faces .” —James D. Houston\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e“Masterful . . . Astonishing . . . Remarkable . . . Put down the latest technothriller and bask awhile in the descriptive prose of  Skywater .” — L.A. Life\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ANT","offers":[{"title":"Ebook","offer_id":67924979712245,"sku":"YSL54921","price":4.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/8774\/8597\/files\/61BLt0xErTL._SY1500.jpg?v=1793674046","url":"https:\/\/www.newbooks.store\/products\/b01ckt3c5i","provider":"NewBooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}