{"product_id":"9780060928988","title":"Earl in the Yellow Shirt : Novel, A","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eEarl in the Yellow Shirt\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Janice Daugharty\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom a new literary star and acclaimed author of \u003cem\u003ePawpaw Patch, Necessary Lies \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eDark of the Moon\u003c\/em\u003e comes the haunting and poignant novel of a family in crisis, set in the backwoods of Georgia.\u003cp\u003eMeet the Scurvy family, an impoverished clan who are the scourge of their small white-trash community. Mother has died in childbirth, leaving behind her newborn and four uneducated children. Father, a toothless and slothful man, cannot muster the money for her funeral. Their 15-year-old daughter, the only girl among three brothers, realizes that the newborn infant is now hers to raise; something that will finally put meaning into her life. And the brothers find themselves enlisted by the town's corrupt bigwig to run moonshine -- a risky venture, but the only way they'll be able to earn the money to bury their mother.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten in a powerful voice unique to Daugharty, \u003cem\u003eEarl in the Yellow Shirt\u003c\/em\u003e is narrated in alternating chapters by each of the main characters, their voices corning to the story with different nuances of hope and despair. It is a compelling work that solidifies Daugharty's versatile storytelling talents.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780060928988\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":41019318337742,"sku":"9780060928988","price":13.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/9780060928988.jpg?v=1647483153","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780060928988","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}