{"product_id":"about-grace-9781476789019","title":"About Grace","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe first novel by \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnthony Doerr, the highly acclaimed, multiple award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eCloud Cuckoo Land, \u003c\/i\u003eand the \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ePulitzer Prize-winning #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eAll the Light We Cannot See\u003c\/i\u003e, one of the most beautiful, wise, and compelling debuts of recent times.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDavid Winkler begins life in Anchorage, Alaska, a quiet boy drawn to the volatility of weather and obsessed with snow. Sometimes he sees things before they happen--a man carrying a hatbox will be hit by a bus; Winkler will fall in love with a woman in a supermarket. When David dreams that his infant daughter will drown in a flood as he tries to save her, he comes undone. He travels thousands of miles, fleeing family, home, and the future itself, to deny the dream. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn a Caribbean island, destitute, alone, and unsure if his child has survived or his wife can forgive him, David is sheltered by a couple with a daughter of their own. Ultimately it is she who will pull him back into the world, to search for the people he left behind. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDoerr's characters are full of grief and longing, but also replete with grace. His compassion for human frailty is extraordinarily moving. In luminous prose, he writes about the power and beauty of nature and about the tiny miracles that transform our lives. \u003ci\u003eAbout Grace\u003c\/i\u003e is heartbreaking, radiant, and astonishingly accomplished.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnthony Doerr is the author of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling \u003ci\u003eCloud Cuckoo Land, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich was a finalist for the National Book Award, and \u003ci\u003eAll the Light We Cannot See\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Pulitzer Prize, the Carnegie Medal, the Alex Award, and a #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller. He is also the author of the story collections \u003ci\u003eMemory Wall\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Shell Collector\u003c\/i\u003e, the novel \u003ci\u003eAbout Grace\u003c\/i\u003e, and the memoir \u003ci\u003eFour Seasons in Rome\u003c\/i\u003e. He has won five O. Henry Prizes, the Rome Prize, the New York Public Library's Young Lions Award, the National Magazine Award for fiction, a Guggenheim Fellowship, and the Story Prize. Born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, Doerr lives in Boise, Idaho, with his wife and two sons.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Scribner Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50580416332050,"sku":"9781476789019","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3eb52103-8c12-4931-a6df-2d43a7edcbb6.jpg?v=1732009670","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/about-grace-9781476789019","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}