{"product_id":"gods-country","title":"God's Country","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Mr. Everett is successful combining heart with rage. . . . The novel sears.\" ―David Bowman, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This 'comic and fierce' novel spoofs the classic Western format with the dark, incisive humor we've come to expect from its acclaimed author.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The unlikely narrator through this tale of misadventures is one Curt Marder: gambler, drinker, cheat, and would-be womanizer. It's 1871, and he's lost his farm, his wife, and his dog to a band of marauding hooligans. With nothing to live on but a desire to recover what is rightfully his, Marder is forced to enlist the help of the best tracker in the West: a black man named Bubba.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e One of the earliest works anchoring Percival Everett's illustrious career, \u003ci\u003eGod's Country\u003c\/i\u003e is by turns funny, shocking, and devastating. The unlikely narrator through this tale of misadventures is one Curt Marder: gambler, drinker, cheat, and would-be womanizer. Unfortunately, he's a coward. When he sees a band of \"Injun impersonators\" pillaging his home, he has \"half a mind to ride down that hill and say somethin', but it was just half a mind after all.\" It's 1871, and he's lost his farm, his wife, and his dog to a band of marauding hooligans. With nothing to live on but a desire to recover what is rightfully his, Marder enlists the help of the best tracker in the West: a Black man named Bubba.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e With an introduction from renowned novelist Madison Smartt Bell, this is the perfect edition to add to your growing Percival Everett collection. As \u003ci\u003eNPR\u003c\/i\u003e's Michael Schaub noted, \"It's impossible to predict what the next Everett book will bring, but it's always a safe bet that it's going to be great.\"","brand":"Unity Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43733353955525,"sku":"","price":44.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0625\/6679\/3413\/files\/God_s_20Country.jpg?v=1718665742","url":"https:\/\/unitybooks.myshopify.com\/products\/gods-country","provider":"Unity Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}