{"product_id":"story-of-a-marriage-paperback","title":"Story of a Marriage - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAndrew Sean Greer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Novel from the Pulitzer Prize-Winning author of\u003ci\u003e LESS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eToday Show \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSummer Reads Pick\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eWashington Post \u003c\/i\u003eBook of the Year\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \"Inspired, lyrical . . . Mr. Greer's considerable gifts as a storyteller ascend to the heights of masters like Marilynne Robinson and William Trevor. . . .  He] seamlessly choreographs an intricate narrative that speaks authentically to the longings and desires of his characters.\" --\u003ci\u003eS. Kirk Walsh, The New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWe think we know the ones we love. So Pearlie Cook begins her indirect, and devastating exploration of the mystery at the heart of every relationship--how we can ever truly know another person. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt is 1953 and Pearlie, a dutiful young housewife, finds herself living in the Sunset District in San Francisco, caring not only for her husband's fragile health, but also for her son, who is afflicted with polio. Then, one Saturday morning, a stranger appears on her doorstep, and everything changes. Lyrical, and surprising, \u003ci\u003eThe Story of a Marriage\u003c\/i\u003e is, in the words of Khaled Housseini, a book about love, and it is a marvel to watch Greer probe the mysteries of love to such devastating effect.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndrew Sean Greer\u003c\/b\u003e is the bestselling author of five works of fiction, including \u003ci\u003eThe Confessions of Max Tivoli\u003c\/i\u003e, which was named a Best Book of the Year by both the\u003ci\u003e San Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the recipient of the Northern California Book Award, the California Book Award, the New York Public Library Young Lions Award, the O Henry Award for Short Fiction, and fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the New York Public Library. Greer lives in San Francisco.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 31, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51762419826976,"sku":"9780312428280","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/acf04d8a238b828a931d0634e29eeb70.webp?v=1780221093","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/story-of-a-marriage-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}