{"product_id":"along-the-watchtower-paperback","title":"Along the Watchtower - 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\u003eConstance Squires\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of \u003ci\u003eLive from Medicine Park\u003c\/i\u003e, a powerful coming-of-age novel.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Set against the closing years of the Cold War, Constance Squires's debut novel introduces the family of Army Major Collins, as told through the eyes of Lucinda Collins-the vibrant, headstrong eldest daughter. Living on a military base, Lucinda feels displaced and isolated. Over time she finds her own tribe through rock and roll, and meets fellow Army brats, GIs, a ghost, and Syd, who knows how it goes. But after her father's final shocking betrayal, the only world she's ever believed in falls in like the Berlin Wall, leaving Lucinda to chart a new path. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In spare, heart-wrenchingly beautiful prose, Squires offers us a rare glimpse into the experiences and sacrifices of an American military family. Along the Watchtower is a powerful story that reveals what it really means to fight for the things we believe in and to defend the ones we love.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eConstance Squires is the author of the novels\u003ci\u003e Live from Medicine Park\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e Along the Watchtower\u003c\/i\u003e, and the forthcoming short story collection, \u003ci\u003eWounding Radius\u003c\/i\u003e. Her fiction has appeared in\u003ci\u003e Guernica, The Atlantic, Shenandoah, This Land\u003c\/i\u003e, and numerous other magazines. Nonfiction has been featured on the NPR program Snap Judgment, and in the\u003ci\u003e New York Times, Salon, The Village Voice\u003c\/i\u003e, and others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.85 x 7.98 x 5.45 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 05, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Oklahoma Book Award (2012)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47262526341369,"sku":"9781594485237","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/HPa9X7CoSJ9781594485237.webp?v=1768808312","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/along-the-watchtower-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}