{"product_id":"books-driftless-by-david-rhodes","title":"Driftless","description":"When David Rhodes's first three novels were published in the mid-seventies, he was acclaimed as one of the best eyes in recent fiction (John Gardner), and compared favorably to Sherwood Anderson. In 1976, a motorcycle accident left him paralyzed from the chest down, and unpublished for the subsequent three decades. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eDriftless\u003c\/i\u003e heralds a triumphant return to the Midwestern landscape Rhodes knows so well, offering a fascinating and entirely unsentimental portrait of a town apparently left behind by the march of time. At once intimate and funny, wise and generous, \u003ci\u003eDriftless\u003c\/i\u003e is an unforgettable story of contemporary life in rural America. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe few hundred souls who inhabit Words, Wisconsin, are an extraordinary cast of characters. The middle-aged couple who zealously guards their farm from a scheming milk cooperative. The lifelong invalid, crippled by conflicting emotions about her sister. A cantankerous retiree, haunted by childhood memories after discovering a cougar in his haymow. The former drifter who forever alters the ties that bind a community. In his first novel in 30 years, David Rhodes offers a vivid and unforgettable look at how each life affects many.","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53509544018193,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9781571310682.jpg?v=1778162962","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/books-driftless-by-david-rhodes","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}