{"product_id":"the-weight-of-this-world-paperback","title":"The Weight of This World - 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\u003eDavid Joy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCritically acclaimed author David Joy, whose debut, \u003ci\u003eWhere All Light Tends to Go\u003c\/i\u003e, was hailed as \"a savagely moving novel that will likely become an important addition to the great body of Southern literature\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Huffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e), returns to the mountains of North Carolina with a powerful story about the inescapable weight of the past.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA combat veteran returned from war, Thad Broom can't leave the hardened world of Afghanistan behind, nor can he forgive himself for what he saw there. His mother, April, is haunted by her own demons, a secret trauma she has carried for years. Between them is Aiden McCall, loyal to both but unable to hold them together. Connected by bonds of circumstance and duty, friendship and love, these three lives are blown apart when Aiden and Thad witness the accidental death of their drug dealer and a riot of dope and cash drops in their laps. On a meth-fueled journey to nowhere, they will either find the grit to overcome the darkness or be consumed by it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Joy\u003c\/b\u003e's first novel, \u003ci\u003eWhere All Light Tends to Go\u003c\/i\u003e, debuted to great acclaim and was named an Edgar finalist for Best First Novel. His stories and creative nonfiction have appeared in \u003ci\u003eDrafthorse\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSmoky Mountain Living\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWilderness House Literary Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePisgah Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eFlycatcher\u003c\/i\u003e, and he is the author of the memoir \u003ci\u003eGrowing Gills: A Fly Fisherman's Journey\u003c\/i\u003e. Joy lives in Webster, North Carolina.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 05, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44301720617062,"sku":"9780399574245","price":31.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/NUlzMmVLWllBL0laMHU0Y3ZPeGhndz09.webp?v=1767441325","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-weight-of-this-world-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}