{"product_id":"the-marrowbone-marble-company-paperback","title":"The Marrowbone Marble Company - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGlenn Taylor\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"M. Glenn Taylor's plain spoken eloquence on labor, race, and war recalls the voices in Studs Terkel's inspired \u003cem\u003eWorking\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cem\u003eThe Marrowbone Marble Company \u003c\/em\u003eis a novel of stirring clarity and power.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Jayne Anne Phillips, author of \u003cem\u003eLark and Termite\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor M. Glenn Taylor was nominated for the National Book Critic's Circle Award for his novel \u003cem\u003eThe\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eBallad of Trenchmouth Taggart. \u003c\/em\u003eTaylor returns spectacularly with \u003cem\u003eThe Marrowbone Marble Company, \u003c\/em\u003ea sweeping story set against the changing landscape of post-World War II America that recalls \u003cem\u003eThe Story of Edgar Sawtelle \u003c\/em\u003eand the early lyrical work of Cormac McCarthy. A masterwork of Southern fiction that the National Book Award-winning author of \u003cem\u003eSpartina\u003c\/em\u003e, John\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eCasey, calls, \"a terrific rough-and-tumble novel,\" \u003cem\u003eThe Marrowbone Marble Company \u003c\/em\u003eis a gift from a truly exhilarating American voice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1941. Loyal Ledford works the swing shift at the Mann Glass factory in Huntington, West Virginia. He courts Rachel, the boss's daughter, a company nurse with coal black hair. But when Pearl Harbor is attacked, Ledford, like so many young men of his time, sets his life on a new course.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUpon his return from service in the war, Ledford starts a family with Rachel but chafes under the authority at Mann Glass. He is a lost man, disconnected from the present and haunted by his violent past, until he meets his cousins the Bonecutter brothers. Their land, mysterious, elemental Marrowbone Cut, calls to Ledford, and it is there that The Marrowbone Marble Company is slowly forged. Over the next two decades, the factory grounds become a vanguard of the civil rights movement and a home for those intent on change. Such a home inevitably invites trouble, and Ledford must fight for his family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReturning to the West Virginia territory of his critically acclaimed novel, \u003cem\u003eThe Ballad of Trenchmouth Taggart\u003c\/em\u003e, Glenn Taylor recounts the transformative journey of a man and his community. \u003c\/p\u003e--Bookpage\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1941. Loyal Ledford works the swing shift at the Mann Glass factory in Huntington, West Virginia. He courts Rachel, the boss's daughter, a company nurse with coal black hair. But when Pearl Harbor is attacked, Ledford, like so many young men of his time, sets his life on a new course.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUpon his return from service in the war, Ledford starts a family with Rachel but chafes under the authority at Mann Glass. He is a lost man, disconnected from the present and haunted by his violent past, until he meets his cousins the Bonecutter brothers. Their land, mysterious, elemental Marrowbone Cut, calls to Ledford, and it is there that The Marrowbone Marble Company is slowly forged. Over the next two decades, the factory grounds become a vanguard of the civil rights movement and a home for those intent on change. Such a home inevitably invites trouble, and Ledford must fight for his family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReturning to the West Virginia territory of his critically acclaimed novel, \u003cem\u003eThe Ballad of Trenchmouth Taggart\u003c\/em\u003e, Glenn Taylor recounts the transformative journey of a man and his community. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.91 x 7.98 x 5.32 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 26, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52915246235964,"sku":"9780061923944","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0975\/7265\/1324\/files\/dUZGTjRLSWo5cXVndzdNNWhaTFVCdz09.webp?v=1774361092","url":"https:\/\/barginbooks.co\/products\/the-marrowbone-marble-company-paperback","provider":"Books Fare ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}