{"product_id":"the-unfolding-paperback-1","title":"The Unfolding - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eA. M. Homes\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"[A] much-anticipated, wickedly funny and sharply observed political satire...This novel of politics and family brings readers to the fault line of American politics.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e \"Beyond being good or bad, the characters in this impressive book are, above all things, unpredictable.\"--\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e One family will remake America. Even if they fall apart trying. A.M. Homes delivers us back to ourselves in this stunning alternative history that is both terrifyingly prescient, deeply tender and devastatingly funny.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Big Guy loves his family, money and country. Undone by the results of the 2008 presidential election, he taps a group of like-minded men to reclaim their version of the American Dream. As they build a scheme to disturb and disrupt, the Big Guy also faces turbulence within his family. His wife, Charlotte, grieves a life not lived, while his 18-year-old daughter, Meghan, begins to realize that her favorite subject--history--is not exactly what her father taught her. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a story that is as much about the dynamics within a family as it is about the desire for those in power to remain in power, Homes presciently unpacks a dangerous rift in American identity, prompting a reconsideration of the definition of truth, freedom and democracy--and exploring the explosive consequences of what happens when the same words mean such different things to people living together under one roof. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the writer who is always \"razor sharp and furiously good\" (Zadie Smith), a darkly comic political parable braided with a Bildungsroman that takes us inside the heart of a divided country.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA.M. Homes\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of thirteen books, among them the best-selling memoir \u003ci\u003eThe Mistress' Daughter;\u003c\/i\u003e the novels\u003ci\u003e This Book Will Save Your Life\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe End of Alice\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eJack\u003c\/i\u003e; and the short story collections \u003ci\u003eDays of Awe, The Safety of Objects \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Things You Should Know\u003c\/i\u003e. She also writes for film and television and teaches in the Creative Writing Program at Princeton University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 05, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51764875002144,"sku":"9780735225374","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d9a59af80a8e6980eaa27020c70c0161.webp?v=1780257084","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-unfolding-paperback-1","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}