{"product_id":"lila-theron","title":"Lila \u0026 Theron","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eLila \u0026amp; Theron\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eBill Schubart\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9781682613566\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eCharles Michael Publishing\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2017\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003eHardcover\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e192\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eClean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eSet in rural America and spanning much of the 20th century, \u003ci\u003eLila \u0026amp; Theron\u003c\/i\u003e captures the spirit of the American rural experience, as it relates to their personal stories of love and sacrifice.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the foreward, \u003ci\u003e\"Lila and Theron do not imagine themselves poor, nor do they covet what they don't have. They are whole in themselves and on their land and progress impinges little on their lives.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Award winning author and public radio commentator, Bill Schubart, first introduced us to Lila \u0026amp; Theron characters in his 2008 short story collection, \u003ci\u003eThe Lamoille Stories.\u003c\/i\u003e After being influenced by William Faulkner's acceptance speech on winning the Nobel Prize, he returns seven years later to finish their stories. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003e\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eI believe that man will not merely endure: he will prevail. He is immortal, not because he alone among creatures has an inexhaustible voice, but because he has a soul, a spirit capable of compassion and sacrifice and endurance. The poet's, the writer's, duty is to write about these things. It is his privilege to help man endure by lifting his heart, by reminding him of the courage and honor and hope and pride and compassion and pity and sacrifice which have been the glory of his past.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eLila and Theron\u003c\/i\u003e plumbs the depth and triumphs of the human spirit in a way now lost in today's obsessions with consumerism and celebrity culture, immersing us in a receding world where neighbors and nature are the gifts and love is often comes with great hardship. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From the book: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eThelma dies at nineteen giving birth to a son, Theron. When the son first meets his father, he learns his mother's death is his fault and can only muster the question, \"How did she die?\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eLooking away, the father mutters, \"She died givin' birth ta you. An' I lost all her help and comforts.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Charles Michael Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Lila \u0026 Theron | Bill Schubart | Hardcover | 9781682613566 | Used: Very Good | Back Stacks E 1743791","offer_id":48199314014360,"sku":"1743791","price":8.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/81wgTCCY1PL.jpg?v=1772553880","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/lila-theron","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}