{"product_id":"the-end-of-vandalism-tom-drury-paperback","title":"The End of Vandalism -- Tom Drury, Paperback","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSet in rural Iowa, this \"breathtaking . . . remarkable achievement\" of a debut novel by the author of \u003ci\u003ePacific\u003c\/i\u003e is \"at once funny, sad, and touching\" (\u003ci\u003eNew York Newsday\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eMagazine\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith extensive excerpts appearing in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e before its release, Tom Drury's groundbreaking debut, \u003ci\u003eThe End of Vandalism\u003c\/i\u003e, drew widespread acclaim and comparison to the works of Sherwood Anderson and William Faulkner.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith his fictional Grouse County, Tom Drury conjures a Midwest that is at once familiar and amusingly eccentric--where a thief vacuums the church before stealing the chalice, a lonely woman paints her toenails in a drafty farmhouse, and a sleepless man watches his restless bride scatter their bills beneath the stars.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Sheriff Dan Norman arrests Tiny Darling for vandalizing an anti-vandalism dance, he goes on to marry the culprit's ex-wife Louise. But while Tiny loses Louise, Louise loses her sense of self--and all three find themselves in a love triangle that sets them on an epic journey.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tom Drury\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Grove Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6\/2\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8.12\" H x 6.44\" L x 0.98\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780802142702\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Flowerburst","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68402507317552,"sku":"9780802142702","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2712\/8368\/files\/9780802142702.jpg?v=1794339660","url":"https:\/\/flowerburst.co\/products\/the-end-of-vandalism-tom-drury-paperback","provider":"Flowerburst","version":"1.0","type":"link"}