{"product_id":"those-we-thought-we-knew","title":"Those We Thought We Knew","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Thomas Wolfe Memorial Prize 2023\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A beautifully fearless contemplation'' - S. A. Cosby\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A literary crime thriller about belonging and betrayal in rural America'' - Paula Hawkins\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eToya Gardner, a young Black artist from Atlanta, has returned to her ancestral home in the North Carolina mountains to trace her family history and complete her graduate thesis. But when she encounters a still-standing Confederate monument in the heart of town, she sets her sights on something bigger.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMeanwhile, local deputies find a man sleeping in the back of a station wagon and believe him to be nothing more than a drifter. Yet a search of the man''s vehicle reveals that he is a high-ranking member of the Klan, and the uncovering of a notebook filled with local names threatens to turn the mountain on end.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs two horrific crimes split the county apart to reveal deep and unspoken secrets, an urgent, essential question arises: What do you do when everything you ever believed crumbles away?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom award-winning writer David Joy comes a searing new novel about the cracks that form in a small North Carolina community and the evils that unfurl from its centre for fans of Daniel Woodrell, George Pelecanos, WIlliam Boyle and \u003ci\u003eOzark\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR \u003ci\u003eTHOSE WE THOUGHT WE KNEW\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''[A] bracing novel . . . both a murder mystery and a deeply intimate story of generational relationships and loss'' - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e''An emotionally complex procedural that goes to unexpected places'' - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Spinning the gritty complexities and colors of human nature with beautiful, immersive descriptions of the land, Joy writes both holiness and irreverence with the same weight and care'' - \u003cb\u003eLeesa Cross-Smith, author of \u003ci\u003eHalf-Blown Rose\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''The best novels ask the hard questions and task us to come up with answers. Joy is asking the hardest question and daring us to answer truthfully'' - \u003cb\u003eS.A. Cosby, author of \u003ci\u003eRazorblade Tears\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAll the Sinners Bleed\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57400612192638,"sku":"NW9780233006512","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780233006512.jpg?v=1778608584","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-usa\/products\/those-we-thought-we-knew","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}