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Masterfully jumping between the Browns’ once auspicious past and the heartbreaking present, \u003ci\u003eNashville Chrome \u003c\/i\u003eis the richly imagined story of this forgotten family and an unflinching portrait of an era in American music. \"An \u003cb\u003eempathic, breath-catching, mythic\u003c\/b\u003e and profoundly American tale of creation, destruction and renewal.\" —\u003ci\u003eKansas City Star\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"Splendid . . . \u003cb\u003eRick Bass’s best.\u003c\/b\u003e\" —\u003ci\u003eDallas Morning News\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Rick Bass","offers":[{"title":"Trade Paperback","offer_id":53145291292963,"sku":"9780547577463","price":14.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0930\/2258\/5123\/files\/9780547577463.jpg?v=1741132654"},{"product_id":"the-hermits-story-stories","title":"The Hermit's Story: Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Hermit’s Story is Rick Bass's best and most varied fiction yet. In the title story, a man and a woman travel across an eerily frozen lake—under the ice. “The Distance” casts a skeptical eye on Thomas Jefferson through the lens of a Montana man’s visit to Monticello. “Eating” begins with an owl being sucked into a canoe and ends with a man eating a town out of house and home, and “The Cave” is a stunning story of a man and woman lost in an abandoned mine. Other stories include “The Fireman,” “Swans,” “The Prisoners,” “Presidents’ Day,” “Real Town,” and “Two Deer.” Some of these stories have appeared in The Best American Short Stories, but for many readers, they won’t even be the best in this collection. Every story in this book is remarkable in its own way, sure to please both new readers and avid fans of Rick Bass’s passionate, unmistakable voice.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rick Bass","offers":[{"title":"Trade Paperback","offer_id":53145441337635,"sku":"9780618380442","price":15.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0930\/2258\/5123\/files\/9780618380442.jpg?v=1741133090"},{"product_id":"the-sky-the-stars-the-wilderness","title":"The Sky, The Stars, The Wilderness","description":"\u003cp\u003eGQ called the three short novels in this collection \"wondrous.\" A woman returns to live on her family's west Texas ranch . . . a man tracks his wife through a winter wilderness . . . an ancient ocean buried in the foothills of the Appalachians becomes a battleground for a young wildcat oilman and his aging mentor. Here is Bass at his magical, passionate, and lyrical best.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rick Bass","offers":[{"title":"Trade Paperback","offer_id":53145529909539,"sku":"9780395924754","price":11.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0930\/2258\/5123\/files\/9780395924754.jpg?v=1741133350"},{"product_id":"where-the-sea-used-to-be","title":"Where The Sea Used To Be","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe first full-length novel by one of our finest fiction writers, Where the Sea Used to Be tells the story of a struggle between a father and his daughter for the souls of two men, Matthew and Wallis-his protégés, her lovers. Old Dudley is a Texan whose religion is oil, and in his fifty years of searching for it in Swan Valley he has destroyed a dozen geologists. Matthew is Dudley's most recent victim, but Wallis begins to uncover the dark mystery of Dudley's life. Each character, the wildlife, and the land itself are rendered with the vivid poetry that is that hallmark of Rick Bass's writing.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rick Bass","offers":[{"title":"Trade Paperback","offer_id":53154241282339,"sku":"9780395957813","price":19.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0930\/2258\/5123\/files\/9780395957813.jpg?v=1741161311"},{"product_id":"the-lives-of-rocks","title":"The Lives Of Rocks","description":"A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice A Rocky Mountain News Best Book of the Year Finalist for the Story Prize\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt once expertly crafted and undeniably moving, these ten stories deftly explore our immutable connection with nature. The centerpiece of the collection is the arresting title story, in which a woman alone in her mountain cabin confronts a terminal illness. In the equally remarkable “Her First Elk,” the same character recalls her most memorable and significant hunting experience. Set in locations ranging from Montana to Texas to Mississippi, the remaining stories further illuminate the consequences of our attitudes toward the environment and each other. This masterly collection lays bare the essentials of life with unparalleled passion and grace..","brand":"Rick Bass","offers":[{"title":"Trade Paperback","offer_id":53166944354595,"sku":"9780618919666","price":12.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0930\/2258\/5123\/files\/9780618919666.jpg?v=1741201425"}],"url":"https:\/\/epicreads.com\/collections\/rick-bass.oembed","provider":"Epic Reads","version":"1.0","type":"link"}