{"product_id":"9780063065369_shadows-of-pecan-hollow","title":"Shadows of Pecan Hollow","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWinner of the Crook's Corner Book Prize, finalist for the Golden Poppy Award, and longlisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"This immersive, full-bodied novel will keep its hooks in you long after the last page is read, and marks the arrival of a tremendously wise and talented writer.\"—Ben Fountain\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSet in 1970-90s Texas, a mesmerizing story about a fierce woman and the partner-in-crime she can’t escape, perfect for readers of \u003cem\u003eWhere the Crawdads Sing\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eValentine.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt was 1970 when thirteen-year-old runaway Kit Walker was abducted by Manny Romero, a smooth-talking, low-level criminal, who first coddled her and then groomed her into his partner-in-crime. Before long, Kit and Manny were infamous for their string of gas station robberies throughout Texas, making a name for themselves as the Texaco Twosome.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwenty years after they meet, Kit has scraped together a life for herself and her daughter amongst the pecan trees and muddy creeks of the town of Pecan Hollow, far from Manny. But when he shows up at her doorstep a new man, fresh out of prison, Kit is forced to reckon with the shadows of her past. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA gritty, penetrating, and unexpectedly tender novel, \u003cem\u003eShadows of Pecan Hollow \u003c\/em\u003eis a hauntingly intimate and distinctly original debut about the complexity of love—both romantic and familial—and the bonds that define us. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“\u003cem\u003ePaper Moon\u003c\/em\u003e meets \u003cem\u003eBadlands\u003c\/em\u003e in this mesmerizing Texas backroads thriller, a twisty story of a runaway girl who finds a home and a desperate love on the road with an opportunistic criminal.”—Janet Fitch\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Caroline Frost","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46908459417749,"sku":"9780063065369","price":9.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780063065369_aafd5146-af75-482a-b62b-c291caba1e8e.jpg?v=1776889826","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780063065369_shadows-of-pecan-hollow","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}