{"product_id":"chances-are-9781101971994","title":"Chances Are . . .","description":"\u003cb\u003eA NATIONAL BESTSELLER from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eEmpire Falls\u003c\/i\u003e - Three men in their late sixties--old friends from college, each with a secret--come together on Martha's Vineyard in this \"gripping, wise, and wonderful summer treat.\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A cascade of charm.... Russo is an undeniably endearing writer, and chances are this story will draw you back to the most consequential moments in your own life.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne beautiful September day, three men in their late sixties convene on Martha's Vineyard, friends ever since meeting in college in the sixties. They couldn't have been more different then, or even today--Lincoln's a commercial real estate broker, Teddy a tiny-press publisher, and Mickey is a musician beyond his rockin' age. But each man holds his own secrets, in addition to the monumental mystery that none of them has ever stopped puzzling over since a Memorial Day weekend right here on the Vineyard in 1971. Now, forty-five years later, three lives and that of a significant other are put on display while the distant past confounds the present in a relentless squall of surprise and discovery. Shot through with Russo's trademark comedy and humanity, \u003ci\u003eChances Are . . .\u003c\/i\u003e introduces a new level of suspense and menace that will quicken the reader's heartbeat throughout this absorbing saga. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLook for Richard Russo's new book, \u003ci\u003eSomebody's Fool\u003c\/i\u003e, coming soon.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRICHARD RUSSO is the author of nine novels, most recently \u003ci\u003eChances Are..., Everybody's Fool\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThat Old Cape Magic;\u003c\/i\u003e two collections of stories; and the memoir \u003ci\u003eElsewhere.\u003c\/i\u003e In 2002 he received the Pulitzer Prize for \u003ci\u003eEmpire Falls, \u003c\/i\u003e which, like \u003ci\u003eNobody's Fool, \u003c\/i\u003e was adapted into a multiple-award-winning miniseries; in 2017, he received France's Grand Prix de Littérature Américaine. He lives in Port­land, Maine.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50614249324818,"sku":"9781101971994","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_42407909-1853-4dc9-8915-d8372602619c.jpg?v=1732435832","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/chances-are-9781101971994","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}