{"product_id":"9780002006903","title":"October","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eOctober\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Richard B. Wright\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished to rave reviews, with weeks on the bestseller lists and a place as a Globe and Mail Book of the Year, \u003cem\u003eOctober\u003c\/em\u003e is an extraordinary meditation on mortality and memory, from Governor General’s Award–winning author Richard B. Wright.\u003cbr\u003e    Visiting his gravely ill daughter, James Hillyer encounters by chance Gabriel Fontaine, whom he met as a boy while on holiday in Gaspé. At the time, the boys had competed for the love of a French-Canadian girl from the village. Now, over six decades later and faced with the terrible possibility of outliving his own daughter, James is asked by Gabriel to accompany him on a final, unthinkable journey.\u003cbr\u003e    With superb storytelling, spare writing and characters who feel as real and familiar as old friends, Richard B. Wright weaves a haunting classic of a man searching for answers in the autumn of his life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780002006903\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":41089100218574,"sku":"9780002006903","price":14.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/9780002006903.jpg?v=1649042114","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780002006903","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}