{"product_id":"a-calling-for-charlie-barnes-paperback","title":"A Calling for Charlie Barnes - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoshua Ferris\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed a best book of the year by NPR, \u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e, the hilarious and profound new novel from National Book Award finalist Joshua Ferris is \"a fine American novel about family, love, and a decent but flawed man trying to be better\" (Stephen King). \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSomeone is telling the story of the life of Charlie Barnes, and it doesn't appear to be going well. Too often divorced, discontent with life's compromises and in a house he hates, this lifelong schemer and eternal romantic would like out of his present circumstances and into the American dream. But when the twin calamities of the Great Recession and a cancer scare come along to compound his troubles, his dreams dwindle further, and an infinite past full of forking paths quickly tapers to a black dot. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThen, against all odds, something goes right for a change: Charlie is granted a second act. With help from his storyteller son, he surveys the facts of his life and finds his true calling where he least expects it--in a sacrifice that redounds with selflessness and love--at last becoming the man his son always knew he could be. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Calling for Charlie Barnes\u003c\/i\u003e is a profound and tender portrait of a man whose desperate need to be loved is his downfall, and a brutally funny account of how that love is ultimately earned. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A masterpiece that shines a revealing light on both family and fiction itself.\" --Michael Schaub, NPR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoshua Ferris\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of three previous novels, \u003ci\u003eThen We Came to the End, The Unnamed \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e To Rise Again at a Decent Hour\u003c\/i\u003e, and a collection of stories, \u003ci\u003eThe Dinner Party\u003c\/i\u003e. He was a finalist for the National Book Award, winner of the Barnes and Noble Discover Award and the PEN\/Hemingway Award, and was named one of The New Yorker's \"20 Under 40\" writers in 2010. \u003ci\u003eTo Rise Again at a Decent Hour\u003c\/i\u003e won the Dylan Thomas Prize and was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. His short stories have appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker, Granta, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Best American Short Stories\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 07, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766793961760,"sku":"9780316333542","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/1ac1f0d09bda203780721a25022ffd2f.webp?v=1780299078","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-calling-for-charlie-barnes-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}