{"product_id":"9781590774366","title":"To Make My Bread","description":"This classic novel, written in the midst of the Great Depression, translates the themes of Balzac to a Southern Appalachian setting. Lumpkin traces the path of the McClure family as they move from living as poor bootleggers in the mountains to living in a mill town, earning a pittance as factory workers. The McClures are navigating the treacherous path of industrialization without a safety net, even as the entire country reels with the effects of the Depression.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLumpkin weaves a story in poetic mountains speech, moving through powerful religious experiences, through lawless love, and reaching a tremendous climax in a mill strike waged with all the desperation of a life and death struggle. Without literary tricks or devices she achieves tremendous emotional effects through sincerity and realism.","brand":"Simon and Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":50099297059102,"sku":"9781590774366","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/8436\/0222\/files\/9781590774366.jpg?v=1784911985","url":"https:\/\/shop.simonandschuster.com\/products\/9781590774366","provider":"Simon and Schuster","version":"1.0","type":"link"}