{"product_id":"9781472159533","title":"The Mighty Red","description":"Author: Louise Erdrich\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781472159533\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Little Brown\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 09 Dec 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 384 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLonglisted for the 2025 Pen\/Faulkner Award for Fiction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'\u003cb\u003eA sweeping, tender-hearted epic'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eHarper's Bazaar\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'In the hands of this master storyteller, everything is effortlessly connected. . . Erdrich always finds hope' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eOprah Daily\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Mighty Red\u003c\/i\u003e might just be a new American classic'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eBookpage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the Red River Valley of North Dakota,  a fraught wedding is taking place.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGary Geist, a terrified young man set to inherit two farms, is desperate to marry Kismet Poe. Gary thinks Kismet is the answer to his problems. Kismet can't imagine her future, but she will settle for fulfilling his. During a clumsy proposal, Kismet misses her chance to say 'no', and so the die is cast.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMeanwhile Crystal, Kismet's mother, hauls sugar beets for Gary's wealthy family. On her nightly truck drives from the farm, Crystal frets over what the future might hold - both for herself, and her daughter.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eStarkly beautiful and vividly written, \u003ci\u003eThe Mighty Red\u003c\/i\u003e is about our tattered bond with the earth, and about love in all of its absurdity and splendour, from one of our greatest living writers.\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46378761289886,"sku":"ADS-9781472159533","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781472159533.jpg?v=1767759457","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781472159533","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}