{"product_id":"9780156027403","title":"Oxygen","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eOxygen\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Andrew Miller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is the summer of 1997. Alec Valentine is returning to England to care for his ailing mother, Alice, a task that only reinforces his deep sense of inadequacy. In San Francisco, his older brother Larry prepares to come home as well, preoccupied with an acting career that is sliding toward sleaze and a marriage that is faltering. In Paris, on the other hand, the Hungarian playwright Lászlo Lázár seems to have it all--critical acclaim, a loving boyfriend, and a close circle of friends--yet even he is haunted by guilt and tragedy. For each of them the time has come to assess the turns taken, the opportunities missed. And for each there will be one last chance to break free from the past and find redemption in a moment of clarity and courage.\u003cbr\u003e Andrew Miller has given us an intimate, compelling meditation that evokes an extraordinary range of emotions and insights--\u003cem\u003eOxygen\u003c\/em\u003e lives and breathes beyond the final page.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003ePRAISE FOR \u003cem\u003eOXYGEN\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"It grabs your attention to the last page.\"--\u003cem\u003eDaily Express\u003c\/em\u003e (UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An admirably restrained piece of writing, tender, funny, witty, profound. \u003cem\u003eOxygen\u003c\/em\u003e confirms Miller's exceptional gifts and leaves one gasping for more.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cem\u003eThe Sunday Herald\u003c\/em\u003e (UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePRAISE FOR \u003cem\u003eINGENIOUS PAIN\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Miller's genius is that there is . . . a surprise in nearly every sentence, \u003cbr\u003eand sometimes a miracle, too.\"--\u003cem\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780156027403\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Mariner Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":41153726185678,"sku":"9780156027403","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/9780156027403.jpg?v=1651215289","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780156027403","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}