{"product_id":"tomcat-in-love-paperback","title":"Tomcat in Love - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTim O'Brien\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eA CLASSIC FROM THE \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF \u003ci\u003eTHE THINGS THEY CARRIED\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this wildly funny, brilliantly inventive novel, Tim O'Brien has created the ultimate character for our times. Thomas Chippering, a 6'6\" professor of linguistics, is a man torn between two obsessions: the desperate need to win back his former wife, the faithless Lorna Sue, and a craving to test his erotic charms on every woman he meets. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut there are complications, including Lorna Sue's brother, Herbie, with whom she has an all-too-close relationship, and the considerable charms of Chippering's new love, the attractive, and of course already married, Mrs. Robert Kooshof, who may at last satisfy Chippering's longing for intimacy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eTomcat in Love\u003c\/i\u003e, Tim O'Brien takes on the battle of the sexes with astonishing results. By turns hilarious, outrageous, romantic, and deeply moving, this is one of the most talked about novels in years: a novel for this and every age.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this wildly funny, brilliantly inventive novel, Tim O'Brien has created the ultimate character for our times. Thomas Chippering, a 6'6\" professor of linguistics, is a man torn between two obsessions: the desperate need to win back his former wife, the faithless Lorna Sue, and a craving to test his erotic charms on every woman he meets. \u003cbr\u003eBut there are complications, including Lorna Sue's brother, Herbie, with whom she has an all-too-close relationship, and the considerable charms of Chippering's new love, the attractive, and of course already married, Mrs. Robert Kooshof, who may at last satisfy Chippering's longing for intimacy. \u003cbr\u003eIn Tomcat in Love, Tim O'Brien takes on the battle of the sexes with astonishing results. By turns hilarious, outrageous, romantic, and deeply moving, this is one of the most talked about novels in years: a novel for this and every age.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTIM O'BRIEN\u003c\/b\u003e received the 1979 National Book Award in fiction for \u003ci\u003eGoing After Cacciato\u003c\/i\u003e. His other works include the Pulitzer finalist and a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book of the Century, \u003ci\u003eThe Things They Carried\u003c\/i\u003e; the acclaimed novels \u003ci\u003eTomcat in Love\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNorthern Lights\u003c\/i\u003e; and the national bestselling memoir \u003ci\u003eIf I Die in a Combat Zone\u003c\/i\u003e. His novel \u003ci\u003eIn the Lake of the Woods\u003c\/i\u003e received the James Fenimore Cooper Prize from the Society of American Historians and was named the best novel of 1994 by \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2010 he received the Katherine Anne Porter Award for a distinguished lifetime body of work and in 2012 he received the Richard C. Holbrooke Distinguished Achievement Award from the Dayton Literary Peace Prize Foundation. He was awarded the Pritzker Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement in Military Writing in 2013. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.94 x 8.12 x 5.24 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 1999\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tomcat in Love\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5.7\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 15\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51758787100960,"sku":"9780767902045","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/5729b2d2738910700466b7284279ea20.webp?v=1780135517","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/tomcat-in-love-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}