{"product_id":"9780233006512-those-we-thought-we-knew","title":"Those We Thought We Knew","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe new literary crime thriller from the prizewinning master of American noir fiction\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThose We Thought We Knew \u003c\/i\u003eis an urgent unraveling of the dark underbelly of a community. Richly drawn and bracingly honest, it asks what happens when the people you've always known turn out to be monsters, what do you do when everything you ever believed crumbles away?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Thomas Wolfe Memorial Prize 2023\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A beautifully fearless contemplation' - S. A. Cosby\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A literary crime thriller about belonging and betrayal in rural America' - Paula Hawkins\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eToya Gardner, a young Black artist from Atlanta, has returned to her ancestral home in the North Carolina mountains to trace her family history and complete her graduate thesis. But when she encounters a still-standing Confederate monument in the heart of town, she sets her sights on something bigger.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMeanwhile, local deputies find a man sleeping in the back of a station wagon and believe him to be nothing more than a drifter. Yet a search of the man's vehicle reveals that he is a high-ranking member of the Klan, and the uncovering of a notebook filled with local names threatens to turn the mountain on end.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs two horrific crimes split the county apart to reveal deep and unspoken secrets, an urgent, essential question arises: What do you do when everything you ever believed crumbles away?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom award-winning writer David Joy comes a searing new novel about the cracks that form in a small North Carolina community and the evils that unfurl from its centre for fans of Daniel Woodrell, George Pelecanos, WIlliam Boyle and \u003ci\u003eOzark\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR \u003ci\u003eTHOSE WE THOUGHT WE KNEW\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'[A] bracing novel . both a murder mystery and a deeply intimate story of generational relationships and loss' - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e'An emotionally complex procedural that goes to unexpected places' - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Spinning the gritty complexities and colors of human nature with beautiful, immersive descriptions of the land, Joy writes both holiness and irreverence with the same weight and care' - \u003cb\u003eLeesa Cross-Smith, author of \u003ci\u003eHalf-Blown Rose\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The best novels ask the hard questions and task us to come up with answers. Joy is asking the hardest question and daring us to answer truthfully' - \u003cb\u003eS.A. Cosby, author of \u003ci\u003eRazorblade Tears\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAll the Sinners Bleed\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41150675779681,"sku":"9780233006512","price":9.42,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_29646014.jpg?v=1725629894","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780233006512-those-we-thought-we-knew","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}