{"product_id":"the-burgess-boys-paperback","title":"The Burgess Boys - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eElizabeth Strout\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER - \"What truly makes Strout exceptional . . . is the perfect balance she achieves between the tides of story and depths of feeling.\"--\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis edition includes an original essay by Elizabeth Strout about the origins of \u003ci\u003eThe Burgess Boys\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post - \u003c\/i\u003eNPR - \u003ci\u003eGood Housekeeping\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHaunted by the freak accident that killed their father when they were children, Jim and Bob Burgess escaped from their Maine hometown of Shirley Falls for New York City as soon as they possibly could. Jim, a sleek, successful corporate lawyer, has belittled his bighearted brother their whole lives, and Bob, a Legal Aid attorney who idolizes Jim, has always taken it in stride. But their long-standing dynamic is upended when their sister, Susan--the Burgess sibling who stayed behind--urgently calls them home. Her lonely teenage son, Zach, has gotten himself into a world of trouble, and Susan desperately needs their help. And so the Burgess brothers return to the landscape of their childhood, where the long-buried tensions that have shaped and shadowed their relationship begin to surface in unexpected ways that will change them forever. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With a rare combination of brilliant storytelling, exquisite prose, and remarkable insight into character, Elizabeth Strout has brought to life two deeply human protagonists whose struggles and triumphs will resonate with readers long after they turn the final page. Tender, tough-minded, loving, and deeply illuminating about the ties that bind us to family and home, \u003ci\u003eThe Burgess Boys\u003c\/i\u003e is perhaps Elizabeth Strout's most astonishing work of literary art.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eElizabeth Strout \u003c\/b\u003eis the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eOlive Kitteridge, \u003c\/i\u003e winner of the Pulitzer Prize; \u003ci\u003eOlive, Again, \u003c\/i\u003e an Oprah's Book Club pick; \u003ci\u003eAnything Is Possible, \u003c\/i\u003ewinner of the Story Prize; \u003ci\u003eMy Name is Lucy Barton\u003c\/i\u003e, longlisted for the Man Booker Prize; \u003ci\u003eThe Burgess Boys, \u003c\/i\u003enamed one of the best books of the year by \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post \u003c\/i\u003eand NPR; \u003ci\u003eAbide with Me, \u003c\/i\u003e a national bestseller; and \u003ci\u003eAmy and Isabelle, \u003c\/i\u003e winner of the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction and the \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e Heartland Prize. She has also been a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, the PEN\/Faulkner Award for Fiction, the International Dublin Literary Award, and the Orange Prize. Her short stories have been published in a number of magazines, including \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eO: The Oprah Magazine.\u003c\/i\u003e Elizabeth Strout lives in New York City.\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 0.9 x 7.9 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 08, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757754155296,"sku":"9780812979510","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/9662ab505d139ad0a1384a29e3675fb1.webp?v=1780110983","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-burgess-boys-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}