{"product_id":"true-north","title":"True North","description":"An epic tale that pits a son against the legacy of his family's desecration of the earth, and his own father's more personal violations, Jim Harrison's \u003ci\u003eTrue North\u003c\/i\u003e is a beautiful and moving novel that speaks to the territory in our hearts that calls us back to our roots. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe scion of a family of wealthy timber barons, David Burkett has grown up with a father who is a malevolent force and a mother made vague and numb by alcohol and pills. He and his sister Cynthia, a firecracker who scandalizes the family at fourteen by taking up with the son of their Finnish-Native American gardener, are mostly left to make their own way. As David comes to adulthood-often guided and enlightened by the unforgettable, intractable, courageous women he loves-he realizes he must come to terms with his forefathers' rapacious destruction of the woods of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, as well as the working people who made their wealth possible. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJim Harrison has given us a family tragedy of betrayal, amends, and justice for the worst sins. \u003ci\u003eTrue North\u003c\/i\u003e is a bravura performance from one of our finest writers, accomplished with deep humanity, humor, and redemptive soul.","brand":"Grove Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44459549393033,"sku":"9780802142061","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0376\/3057\/4729\/files\/imageloader_08caf904-6334-44ad-bf31-4d413f963acb.jpg?v=1780842511","url":"https:\/\/thebookmarkpr.com\/products\/true-north","provider":"The Bookmark Books \u0026 Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}