{"product_id":"holding-on-to-nothing-paperback","title":"Holding on to Nothing - 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\u003eElizabeth Chiles Shelburne\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn rural Tennessee, two young people struggle to make a life in a town rife with poverty, guns, and alcohol.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eHolding On To Nothing\u003c\/i\u003e is a resonant song of the South, all whiskey, bluegrass, Dolly Parton, tobacco fields, and women who know better but still fall for the lowdown men whom they know will disappoint them.\"\u003cb\u003e-Lauren Groff, National Book Award finalist author of \u003ci\u003eFates and Furies\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFlorida\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLucy Kilgore has her bags packed for her escape from her rural Tennessee upbringing, but a drunken mistake forever tethers her to the town and one of its least-admired residents, Jeptha Taylor, who becomes the father of her child. Together, these two young people work to form a family, though neither has any idea how to accomplish that, and the odds are against them in a place with little to offer other than bluegrass music, tobacco fields, and a Walmart full of beer and firearms for the hunting season. Their path is harrowing, but Lucy and Jeptha are characters to love, and readers will root for their success in a novel so riveting that no one will want to turn out the light until they know whether this family will survive.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis new paperback edition features a readers' guide in the back of the book with questions for discussion and an interview with the author.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eElizabeth Chiles Shelburne\u003c\/b\u003e grew up in the Appalachian foothills of East Tennessee. A graduate of Amherst College, her writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBoston Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBroad River Review, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBarren Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. Her debut novel \u003ci\u003eHolding On To Nothing\u003c\/i\u003e won an IPPY gold for Best Regional Fiction from the South and was long-listed for the Clara Johnson Award. She lives in Cambridge, MA with her husband and four children.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 276\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 21, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47387147042994,"sku":"9781958888209","price":18.13,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/rGgeXipjkG9781958888209.webp?v=1782951352","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/holding-on-to-nothing-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}