{"product_id":"the-righteous-road-paperback","title":"The Righteous Road - 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\u003eRyan Shoemaker\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The stories in \u003cem\u003eThe Righteous Road \u003c\/em\u003eshow off Ryan Shemaker's impressive range, from the dramatic to the satiric-he is a writer who can make you feel deeply in one story and laugh aloud in the next, a rare gift.\" -T.C. Boyle, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Tortilla Curtain\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eBlue Skies\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Family, faith, loss, love and hope-these are the essential elements of Ryan Shoemaker's beautiful stories. A troubled, reckless father, Kurt Cobain, Adam and Eve-Shoemaker weaves gritty reality with the myths of our most ancient stories illuminated by a contemporary imagination that is sure-footed, honest, and unflinching-all while infusing his sentences with the kind of understated humor that you have to earn by living with an open, compassionate heart. Bravo.\" -Jason Brown, author of \u003cem\u003eWhy the Devil Chose New England for His Work: Stories\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eCharacter Witness: A Memoir\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Shoemaker is one of my favorite short story writers, and this book exemplifies all that makes that statement true. He hooked me with the interplay of LDS culture, our scriptural underpinnings, and our foibles and peculiarities, handled with nuance, fantastic writing, and style. I relished every single story. There was not a miss in the entire collection. Some of the stories left me laughing out loud. Another left me pondering for days the way we deceive ourselves about our own motivations and actions. But all of them captured me with their excellence and fun. Don't miss this collection. It is a treasure trove of meaning and delight.\" -Steven L. Peck, author of \u003cem\u003eHeike's Void \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eA Short Stay in Hell\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 242\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.51 x 8 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 03, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53247133417779,"sku":"9781961471269","price":19.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/VOJBzUxRCj9781961471269.webp?v=1776298681","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-righteous-road-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}