{"product_id":"stillwater-paperback","title":"Stillwater - 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\u003eNicole Lea Helget\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Rousing fun.\" -- \u003cem\u003eMinneapolis\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eStar Tribune\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A wonder of a novel, rich in history, humor, and heart, with prose that flows and sparkles like a sunlit river.\" -- Benjamin Percy, author of \u003cem\u003eRed Moon\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Lyrical and humorous [with] gorgeous prose . . . A rich and intricate novel full of compassion for these pioneers and the place they live.\" -- \u003cem\u003eSt. Paul Pioneer Press\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Raised in the same small community, Clement and Angel, fraternal twins separated at birth, grow up in different worlds. He lives among orphans, nuns, Native Americans, prostitutes. She lives in the town mansion, dressed in taffeta skirts and dodging her mother's manic attention. Bound by a mystical connection, the twins rarely meet, but Clement knows if he is truly in need, Angel will come. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Near the Mississippi River and Canada, Stillwater becomes an important stop on the Underground Railroad. As the nation pushes boundaries, geographic and moral, and marches into civil war, the territory is at a crossroads. Clement and Angel have both learned to survive at the edge of things, but what will this new world hold for them? Will it set them free? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eStillwater\u003c\/em\u003e is a lyrical, vibrant, often hilarious, and always unforgettable journey into our past, ourselves, and the impulses that drive us to create and explore. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Told in a vigorous and warmly resonant prose that captures both the ridiculous and the sublime . . . A steady pleasure.\" -- Historical Novel Society \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"\u003cem\u003eStillwater\u003c\/em\u003e has true grit . . . Entertaining, inventive, outrageous and well-told.\"--\u003cem\u003eMinnPost\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e A wonder of a novel, rich in history, humor, and heart, with prose that flows and sparkles like a sunlit river. Benjamin Percy, author of \u003ci\u003eRed Moon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Lyrical and humorous [with] gorgeous prose . . . A rich and intricate novel full of compassion for these pioneers and the place they live. \u003ci\u003eSt. Paul Pioneer Press\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Raised in the same small community, Clement and Angel, fraternal twins separated at birth, grow up in different worlds. He lives among orphans, nuns, Native Americans, prostitutes. She lives in the town mansion, dressed in taffeta skirts and dodging her mother s manic attention. Bound by a mystical connection, the twins rarely meet, but Clement knows if he is truly in need, Angel will come.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Near the Mississippi River and Canada, Stillwater becomes an important stop on the Underground Railroad. As the nation pushes boundaries, geographic and moral, and marches into civil war, the territory is at a crossroads. Clement and Angel have both learned to survive at the edge of things, but what will this new world hold for them? Will it set them free?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eStillwater\u003c\/i\u003e is a lyrical, vibrant, often hilarious, and always unforgettable journey into our past, ourselves, and the impulses that drive us to create and explore.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Told in a vigorous and warmly resonant prose that captures both the ridiculous and the sublime . . . A steady pleasure. Historical Novel Society\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eStillwater\u003c\/i\u003e has true grit . . . Entertaining, inventive, outrageous and well-told. \u003ci\u003eMinnPost\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNicole Helget\u003c\/b\u003e s previous novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Turtle Catcher, \u003c\/i\u003e was a winner of the Tamarack Prize. Her memoir, \u003ci\u003eThe Summer of Ordinary Ways, \u003c\/i\u003e was a \u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e Critics Choice pick. She has been heralded as the most promising Minnesota writer in a generation by the \u003ci\u003eMinneapolis Star Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e and as a remarkable storytelling talent by the \u003ci\u003eSeattle Times\u003c\/i\u003e. Helget lives, teaches, and writes in Mankato, Minnesota.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Author photograph (c) Jason Miller, Franchise Graphics and Photography\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNICOLE HELGET received her BA and MFA from Minnesota State University, Mankato. Her memoir, \u003ci\u003eThe Summer of Ordinary Ways\u003c\/i\u003e, was a \u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e Critics' Choice pick. 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