{"product_id":"sidle-creek","title":"Sidle Creek","description":"\u003cb\u003eA NPR Book of the Year\u003cbr\u003e A \u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e Best Books of 2023\u003cbr\u003e A \u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 2023 Best Book Covers of the Year\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Sidle Creek is one of the best story collections I’ve read in a long time.\" - Ron Rash, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eSerena\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSet in the bruised, mined, and timbered hills of Appalachia in western Pennsylvania, \u003ci\u003eSidle Creek \u003c\/i\u003eis a tender, truthful exploration of a small town and the people who live there, told by a brilliant new voice in fiction.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eSidle Creek\u003c\/i\u003e, McIlwain skillfully interrogates the myths and stereotypes of the mining, mill, and farming towns where she grew up. With stories that take place in diners and dive bars, town halls and bait shops, McIlwain’s writing explores themes of class, work, health, and trauma, and the unexpected human connections of small, close-knit communities. All the while, the wild beauty of the natural world weaves its way in, a source of the town’s livelihood – and vulnerable to natural resource exploitation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith an alchemic blend of taut prose, gorgeous imagery, and deep sensitivity for all of the living beings within its pages, \u003ci\u003eSidle Creek\u003c\/i\u003e will sit snugly on bookshelves between Annie Proulx, Joy Williams, and Louise Erdrich.","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50968586682656,"sku":"9781685890414","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0836\/3661\/7504\/files\/9781685890414.jpg?v=1764111669","url":"https:\/\/creativebysanchez.com\/products\/sidle-creek","provider":"Creative By Sanchez","version":"1.0","type":"link"}