{"product_id":"bewilderment-9780393881141","title":"Bewilderment","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe astrobiologist Theo Byrne searches for life throughout the cosmos while single-handedly raising his unusual nine-year-old, Robin, following the death of his wife. Robin is a warm, kind boy who spends hours painting elaborate pictures of endangered animals. He's also about to be expelled from third grade for smashing his friend in the face. As his son grows more troubled, Theo hopes to keep him off psychoactive drugs. He learns of an experimental neurofeedback treatment to bolster Robin's emotional control, one that involves training the boy on the recorded patterns of his mother's brain...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith its soaring descriptions of the natural world, its tantalizing vision of life beyond, and its account of a father and son's ferocious love, \u003cem\u003eBewilderment\u003c\/em\u003e marks Richard Powers's most intimate and moving novel. At its heart lies the question: How can we tell our children the truth about this beautiful, imperiled planet?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePowers, Richard:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eRichard Powers\u003c\/strong\u003e has published thirteen novels. He is a MacArthur Fellow and received the National Book Award. His most recent book, \u003cem\u003eThe Overstory\u003c\/em\u003e, won the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction. He lives in the Great Smoky Mountains.","brand":"W. W. Norton \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50615004070162,"sku":"9780393881141","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_560b142d-3f89-41b7-a5bd-e81cddc46144.jpg?v=1732471614","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/bewilderment-9780393881141","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}