{"product_id":"9780312426255","title":"Burning Fence : A Western Memoir of Fatherhood","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eBurning Fence\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Craig Lesley\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA memoir of startling emotion and grace, \u003ci\u003eBurning Fence\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of the men in Craig Lesley's family: absent father, Rudell, tough stepfather, Vern, adopted son, Wade, and Craig Lesley himself. Their story is one of hardship, violence, and cautious, heartbreaking attempts toward compassion. Lesley's fearless journey through his family history provides a remarkable portrait of hard living in the Western states, and confirms his place as one of the region's very best storytellers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“I experienced Craig Lesley's \u003ci\u003eBurning Fence\u003c\/i\u003e as an addiction of sorts--everything else in my life got pushed off to the side so I could live in its pages. A seminal work of Western literature.” —\u003ci\u003eDavid Guterson, author of Snow Falling on Ceders\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Lesley has written an extraordinary memoir that speaks to the remarkable depth of his life experience. This is a splendid work, beautifully told and deeply moving.” —Robert Olen Butler, Pulitzer Prize--winning author of A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This vivid, unflinching story of Lesley's own life, as a son and a father, can only serve to increase his already considerable stature as a writer--and, not incidentally, as a human being.” —\u003ci\u003eKent Haruf, author of Plainsong\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Beyond the legends of the West and the fables of fatherhood, Craig Lesley's beautiful memoir comes forward with one man's personal truth. One of his bravest and truest works to date.” —\u003ci\u003eDiana Abu-Jaber, author of Crescent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Craig Lesley is intimate with denied ambitions, the heartbreak of living poor and out of the loop in rural America, and the cracked humor with which the disenfranchised so often respond. If you want to understand what's going on in the backlands of our nation, begin by reading this.” —\u003ci\u003eWilliam Kittredge, author of The Nature of Generosity\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eBurning Fence\u003c\/i\u003e paints an indelible portrait of subsistence existence in the pre-Microsoft Northwest. . . . Unforgettable.” —\u003ci\u003eSeattle Post-Intelligencer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Vividly lyrical . . . Lesley brings his talents as a novelist--believable dialogue, compelling detail, well-developed personalities--to the page.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Seattle Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“It is as raw and real as a psychiatrist's couch--though infinitely more revealing and immensely entertaining.” —\u003ci\u003eNews-Times (Newport, Oregon)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780312426255\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Picador","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40654194213070,"sku":"9780312426255","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_bbb759ee-bfb3-449e-8705-11aedecdd708.jpg?v=1639361363","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780312426255","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}