{"product_id":"the-gunners-paperback","title":"The Gunners - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRebecca Kauffman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eA group of childhood friends reunites after tragedy strikes one of their own in this \"riveting portrayal of the joys and mysteries of growing up, and of friendship itself\"--with echoes of \u003ci\u003eFreaks and Geeks\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Big Chill\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: \u003ci\u003eO, The Oprah Magazine - Entertainment Weekly \u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e- \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eSouthern Living \u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e- \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eHuffington Post \u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e- \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eEsquire \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e-\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e Book Riot \u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e- \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eHarper's Bazaar \u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e- \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eNYLON \u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e- \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eReal Simple\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Following her wonderfully received first novel, \u003ci\u003eAnother Place You've Never Been\u003c\/i\u003e, Rebecca Kauffman returns with Mikey Callahan, a thirty-year-old who is suffering from the clouded vision of macular degeneration. He struggles to establish human connections--even his emotional life is a blur. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As the novel begins, he is reconnecting with \"The Gunners,\" his group of childhood friends, after one of their members has committed suicide. Sally had distanced herself from all of them before ending her life, and she died harboring secrets about the group and its individuals. Mikey especially needs to confront dark secrets about his own past and his father. How much of this darkness accounts for the emotional stupor Mikey is suffering from as he reaches his maturity? And can The Gunners, prompted by Sally's death, find their way to a new day? The core of this adventure, made by Mikey, Alice, Lynn, Jimmy, and Sam, becomes a search for the core of truth, friendship, and forgiveness. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A quietly startling, beautiful book, \u003ci\u003eThe Gunners\u003c\/i\u003e engages us with vividly unforgettable characters, and advances Rebecca Kauffman's place as one of the most important young writers of her generation.\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRebecca Kauffman\u003c\/b\u003e is originally from rural northeastern Ohio. She received her BA in classical violin performance from the Manhattan School of Music, and several years later, Kauffman received her MFA in creative writing from NYU. She currently lives in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eAnother Place You've Never Been\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Gunners\u003c\/i\u003e. Find more at rebeccakauffman.net.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 12, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770405945632,"sku":"9781640091948","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/07d2801fd25fcb17e664ca62f1618627.webp?v=1780371006","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-gunners-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}