{"product_id":"mr-ives-christmas-paperback","title":"Mr. Ives' Christmas - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eOscar Hijuelos\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMary Gordon\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHailed \"the deepest and the best\" of a Pulitzer-Prize winning author's novels, a business man struggles to restore his faith after his son is killed (\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In 1960s New York, Edward Ives is a picture of the American dream. Adopted as a child by a widowed print shop manager who helped him cultivate a love of drawing, he now has a successful career as an illustrator in advertising, a beautiful home with his wife and muse, Annie, and two loving children. But this idyllic life is brutally wrenched away when Ives's 17-year-old son, Robert is murdered in a crime of opportunity that proves to be as random as it is senseless. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Consumed by grief, Ives withdraws from the world. Grappling with a loss of faith--a force that has guided him steadfastly since childhood--he starts to question every aspect of human existence, contemplating what it really means to live an emotionally and spiritually fulfilling life. This mourning consumes him--until faces his son's killer. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eMr. Ives' Christmas\u003c\/i\u003e is a tender, passionate story of a man working to rediscover what it means to love and forgive after unspeakable tragedy. It is another tremendous achievement from one of America's most talented writers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Includes a Reading Group Guide.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOscar Hijuelos (1951-2013)\u003c\/b\u003e, a native New Yorker and the son of Cuban immigrants, was a Pulitzer Prize winning author of nine novels and a memoir and a recipient of the Rome Prize awarded by The American Academy of Arts and Letters. He also received grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Guggenheim Foundation. He became the first Latino winner of the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 1990 for his international bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love \u003c\/i\u003eand his novels have been translated into more than 40 languages. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMary Gordon\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of nine novels, including \u003ci\u003eFinal Payments, The Love of My Youth, Pearl, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThere Your Heart Lies;\u003c\/i\u003e six works of nonfiction, including the memoirs \u003ci\u003eCircling My Mother\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Shadow Man;\u003c\/i\u003e and three collections of short fiction, including \u003ci\u003eThe Stories of Mary Gordon, \u003c\/i\u003e which was awarded the Story Prize. She taught at Barnard College and lives in New York City. \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.6 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 08, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51753198551328,"sku":"9781538722275","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/f5673b57b8b68837b1a71e490227296d.webp?v=1780014901","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/mr-ives-christmas-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}