{"product_id":"buckeye-9798217288540","title":"Buckeye","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOne town. Two families. A secret that changes everything. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A small-town novel of epic proportions\" (Tom Perrotta), this captivating story weaves the intimate lives of two midwestern families across generations, from World War II to the late twentieth century.\"I love this book with my entire heart.\"--Ann Napolitano, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eHello Beautiful\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eIn Bonhomie, Ohio, a stolen moment of passion, sparked in the exuberant aftermath of the Allied victory in Europe, binds Cal Jenkins, a man wounded not in war but by his inability to serve in it, to Margaret Salt, a woman trying to obscure her past. Cal's wife, Becky, has a spiritual gift: She is a seer who can conjure the dead, helping families connect with those they've lost. Margaret's husband, Felix, is serving on a Navy cargo ship, out of harm's way--until a telegram suggests that the unthinkable might have happened.Later, as the country reconstructs in the postwar boom, a secret grows in Bonhomie--but nothing stays buried forever in a small town. Against the backdrop of some of the most transformative decades in modern America, the consequences of that long-ago encounter ripple through the next generation of both families, compelling them to reexamine who they thought they were and what the future might hold.Sweeping yet intimate, rich with piercing observation and the warmth that comes from profound understanding of the human spirit, \u003ci\u003eBuckeye\u003c\/i\u003e captures the universal longing for love and for goodness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRyan, Patrick:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePatrick Ryan\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of two works, including the story collection \u003cem\u003eThe Dream Life of Astronauts\u003c\/em\u003e, named one of the Best Books of the Year by the \u003cem\u003eSt. Louis Times-Dispatch\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eLiterary Hub\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eRefinery29\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eElectric Literature\u003c\/em\u003e, and longlisted for The Story Prize). His work has appeared in \u003cem\u003eThe Best American Short Stories\u003c\/em\u003e, the anthology\u003cem\u003e Tales of Two Cities\u003c\/em\u003e, and elsewhere. The former associate editor of \u003cem\u003eGranta\u003c\/em\u003e, he is the editor-in-chief of the literary magazine \u003cem\u003eOne Story\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCrouch, Michael:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Crouch\u003c\/b\u003e is an actor based in New York City. His audiobook narration has won the prestigious Audie Award for Best Narration, numerous Earphones Awards from \u003ci\u003eAudioFile\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, and Best of the Year accolades from \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e. He can also be heard on national commercials, cartoons, video games, and the animé series \u003ci\u003ePokémon XY\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eYu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House Audio Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51603197657362,"sku":"9798217288540","price":35.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e43b61f1-e836-40fe-a8d8-eac0dc15040a.jpg?v=1757429181","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/buckeye-9798217288540","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}