{"product_id":"barefoot-to-avalon-a-brothers-story-paperback","title":"Barefoot to Avalon: A Brother's Story - 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\u003eDavid Payne\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn Amazon Best Book of 2015, A Kirkus Reviews' Best Book of 2015 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A brave book with beautiful sentences on every page.\"--\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Piercing...a tour de force.\"--\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 2000, while moving his household from Vermont to North Carolina, David Payne watched from his rearview mirror as his younger brother, George A., driving behind him in a two-man convoy of rental trucks, lost control of his vehicle, fishtailed, flipped over in the road, and died instantly. Soon thereafter, David's life hit a downward spiral. His career came to a standstill, his marriage disintegrated, and his drinking went from a cocktail-hour indulgence to a full-blown addiction. He found himself haunted not only by George A.'s death, but also by his brother's manic depression, a hereditary illness that overlaid a dark family history whose roots now gripped David. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBarefoot to Avalon\u003c\/i\u003e is Payne's earnest and unflinching account of George A. and their boyhood footrace that lasted long into their adulthood, defining their relationship and their lives. As universal as it is intimate, this is an exceptional memoir of brotherhood, of sibling rivalries and sibling love, and of the torments a family can hold silent and carry across generations. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Payne\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of five novels, including \u003ci\u003eConfessions of a Taoist on Wall Street\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Houghton Mifflin Literary Fellowship Award, \u003ci\u003eRuin Creek\u003c\/i\u003e, a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book, and \u003ci\u003eBack to Wando Passo\u003c\/i\u003e. Payne has taught at Bennington, Duke, Hollins and is a founding faculty member in the Queens University MFA Program.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 09, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47468528304381,"sku":"9780802125170","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/NWl5aWVGYSt6S1RUQ1QwaUIwN0tzZz09.webp?v=1777290373","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/barefoot-to-avalon-a-brothers-story-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}