{"product_id":"beautiful-ruins-9780061928123","title":"Beautiful Ruins","description":"The acclaimed, award-winning author of the national bestseller \u003cem\u003eThe Financial Lives of the Poets \u003c\/em\u003ereturns with his funniest, most romantic, and most purely enjoyable novel yet: the story of an almost-love affair that begins on the Italian coast in 1962 . . . and is rekindled in Hollywood fifty years later. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Why mince words? \u003cem\u003eBeautiful Ruins \u003c\/em\u003eis an absolute masterpiece.\" --Richard Russo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A ridiculously talented writer.\" --\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWalter, Jess:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eJess Walter is the author of six novels, including the bestsellers \u003cem\u003eBeautiful Ruins\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Financial Lives of the Poets\u003c\/em\u003e, the National Book Award finalist \u003cem\u003eThe Zero\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eCitizen Vince\u003c\/em\u003e, the winner of the Edgar Award for best novel. His short fiction has appeared in \u003cem\u003eHarper's\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMcSweeney's\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003ePlayboy\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as \u003cem\u003eThe Best American Short Stories\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Best American Nonrequired Reading\u003c\/em\u003e. He lives in his hometown of Spokane, Washington.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50409475703058,"sku":"9780061928123","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e4e1fab0-6737-4f4b-b91a-3dae72bf498d.jpg?v=1729288287","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/beautiful-ruins-9780061928123","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}