{"product_id":"9781250257239","title":"Jack (Oprah's Book Club) : A Novel","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eJack (Oprah's Book Club)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Marilynne Robinson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003eRobinson’s slow prose is the star here, and narrator Adam Verner gives great depth of emotion to Jack’s raw suffering and ethical dilemmas...Come for the love story; stay for a couple who learn to find the beauty in broken humanity, and what grace can look like for those who love each other.\" -- \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis program includes a bonus conversation with the author.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMarilynne Robinson, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Humanities Medal, returns to the world of Gilead with \u003ci\u003eJack, \u003c\/i\u003ethe latest novel in one of the great works of contemporary American fiction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMarilynne Robinson’s mythical world of Gilead, Iowa—the setting of her novels \u003ci\u003eGilead\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHome\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLila\u003c\/i\u003e, and now \u003ci\u003eJack\u003c\/i\u003e—and its beloved characters have illuminated and interrogated the complexities of American history, the power of our emotions, and the wonders of a sacred world. \u003ci\u003eJack\u003c\/i\u003e is Robinson’s fourth novel in this now-classic series. In it, Robinson tells the story of John Ames Boughton, the prodigal son of Gilead’s Presbyterian minister, and his romance with Della Miles, a high school teacher who is also the child of a preacher. Their deeply felt, tormented, star-crossed interracial romance resonates with all the paradoxes of American life, then and now.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRobinson’s Gilead novels, which have won one Pulitzer Prize and two National Book Critics Circle Awards, are a vital contribution to contemporary American literature and a revelation of our national character and humanity.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Macmillan Audio production from Farrar, Straus and Giroux\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLong-listed New York Times Book Review Notable Books of the Year (2020), Long-listed Esquire Magazine Best Books of the Year (2020), Long-listed Time Magazine Best Books of the Year (2020), Long-listed The Guardian (UK) Best Books of the Year (2020), Long-listed Kirkus Reviews Best Books of the Year (2020), Long-listed Los Angeles Times Holiday Books Guide (2020), Long-listed NYPL Best Books of the Year (2020), Long-listed Financial Times Books of the Year (2020), Long-listed NPR Best Book of the Year (2020), Long-listed Minneapolis Star Tribune Holiday Book Recommendations (2020)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781250257239\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Macmillan Audio","offers":[{"title":"CD-Audio","offer_id":40809956507854,"sku":"9781250257239","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_2c7667f2-842e-4b79-bd0b-2f6c270bd5a7.jpg?v=1642662945","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781250257239","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}