{"product_id":"like-the-appearance-of-horses-hardcover","title":"Like the Appearance of Horses - Hardcover","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\u003eAndrew Krivak\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA novel of one family, a century of war, and the promise of homecoming from Dayton Literary Peace Prize winner and National Book Award finalist Andrew Krivak\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRooted in the small, mountain town of Dardan, Pennsylvania, where patriarch Jozef Vinich settled after surviving World War I, \u003ci\u003eLike the Appearance of Horses\u003c\/i\u003e immerses us in the intimate lives of a family whose fierce bonds have been shaped by the great conflicts of the past century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter Bexhet Konar escapes fascist Hungary and crosses the ocean to find Jozef, the man who saved his life in 1919, he falls in love with Jozef's daughter, Hannah, enlists in World War II, and is drawn into a personal war of revenge. Many years later, their youngest son, Samuel, is taken prisoner in Vietnam and returns home with a heroin addiction and deep physical and psychological wounds. As Samuel travels his own path toward healing, his son will graduate from Annapolis as a Marine on his way to Iraq.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn spare, breathtaking prose, \u003ci\u003eLike the Appearance of Horses\u003c\/i\u003e is the freestanding, culminating novel in Andrew Krivak's award-winning Dardan Trilogy, which began with \u003ci\u003eThe Sojourn\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Signal Flame\u003c\/i\u003e. It is a story about borders drawn within families as well as around nations, and redrawn by ethnicity, prejudice, and war. It is also a tender story of love and how it is tested by duty, loyalty, and honor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndrew Krivak\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Bear\u003c\/i\u003e, a Mountain Book Competition winner and NEA Big Read selection, and the novels of the Dardan Trilogy: \u003ci\u003eThe Sojourn\u003c\/i\u003e, a National Book Award finalist and winner of both the Chautauqua Prize and Dayton Literary Peace Prize; \u003ci\u003eThe Signal Flame\u003c\/i\u003e, a Chautauqua Prize finalist; and \u003ci\u003eLike the Appearance of Horses\u003c\/i\u003e (forthcoming from Bellevue Literary Press in May 2023). He lives with his wife and three children in Somerville, Massachusetts, and Jaffrey, New Hampshire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 09, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52532729610547,"sku":"9781954276130","price":35.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/VjJOa21BWFJiZ25YNWp6SWhPZUdLQT09.webp?v=1760705896","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/like-the-appearance-of-horses-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}