{"product_id":"the-river-we-remember","title":"The River We Remember","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe June 2026 Mia Book Club selection: Inspired by Books tours, facilitated by Mia guides, relate works of art to popular books. A new book is presented each month. Tour schedules available on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/new.artsmia.org\/event\/inspired-by-books\"\u003eartsmia.org\u003c\/a\u003e!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eIn 1958, a small Minnesota town is rocked by a shocking murder, pouring fresh fuel on old grievances in this dazzling novel, an instant\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eNew York Times\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ebestseller and “a work of art” (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Denver Post\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn Memorial Day in Jewel, Minnesota, the body of wealthy landowner Jimmy Quinn is found floating in the Alabaster River, dead from a shotgun blast. The investigation falls to Sheriff Brody Dern, a highly decorated war hero who still carries the physical and emotional scars from his military service. Even before Dern has the results of the autopsy, vicious rumors begin to circulate that the killer must be Noah Bluestone, a Native American WWII veteran who has recently returned to Jewel with a Japanese wife. As suspicions and accusations mount and the town teeters on the edge of more violence, Dern struggles not only to find the truth of Quinn’s murder but also put to rest the demons from his own past.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCaught up in the torrent of anger that sweeps through Jewel are a war widow and her adolescent son, the intrepid publisher of the local newspaper, an aging deputy, and a crusading female lawyer, all of whom struggle with their own tragic histories and harbor secrets that Quinn’s death threatens to expose.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBoth a complex, spellbinding mystery and a masterful portrait of mid-century American life that is “a novel to cherish” (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eStar Tribune\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Minneapolis), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe River We Remember\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e offers an unflinching look at the wounds left by the wars we fight abroad and at home, a moving exploration of the ways in which we seek to heal, and a testament to the enduring power of the stories we tell about the places we call home.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon and Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47405952860309,"sku":"9781982179229","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2315\/6715\/files\/9781982179229.jpg?v=1780508012","url":"https:\/\/shop.artsmia.org\/products\/the-river-we-remember","provider":"The Store at Mia - Minneapolis Institute of Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}