{"product_id":"the-evening-shades-paperback-1","title":"The Evening Shades - 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\u003eLee Martin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe highly anticipated follow-up to Pulitzer Prize finalist \u003ci\u003eThe Bright Forever, The Evening Shades\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of two lonely people in a small Midwestern town and the dark secrets tormenting them . . .\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne afternoon in the autumn of 1972, a lonely widow in Mt. Gilead, Illinois, makes the impromptu decision to rent out a room in her house to a stranger who has come to town. It is risky--she doesn't know anything about him. But Edith Green can no longer bear a life lived alone. And Henry Dees is haunted by the past he carries with him from another small town, particularly by the death of a little girl that some people think was his fault. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd slowly, Henry and Edith's suspenseful dance between secrets and trust leads them to start revealing things to each other -- and themselves ...\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLee Martin is the author of five novels, including \u003ci\u003eThe Bright Forever\u003c\/i\u003e, a finalist for the 2006 Pulitzer Prize in Fiction. His writing has appeared in numerous publications including\u003ci\u003e Harper's, Ms Magazine, The Georgia Review, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e The Kenyon Review, \u003c\/i\u003eand his work has been anthologized in \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Essays\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e The Best American Mystery Stories\u003c\/i\u003e. His books have been widely translated, and won numerous awards, including a Barnes and Noble Discover Great New Writers award. He teaches in the MFA Program at The Ohio State University.\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 1.1 x 8.1 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 25, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47263807111417,"sku":"9781685891732","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/iBGA8jJ5IU9781685891732_fead2c59-3823-4493-8b6d-456218c685c5.webp?v=1768822573","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-evening-shades-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}