{"product_id":"durable-goods-9780812968149","title":"Durable Goods","description":"On the hot Texas army base she calls home, Katie spends the lazy days of her summer waiting: waiting to grow up; waiting for Dickie Mack to fall in love with her; waiting for her breasts to blossom; waiting for the beatings to stop. Since their mother died, Katie and her older sister, Diane, have struggled to understand their increasingly distant, often violent father. While Diane escapes into the arms of her boyfriend, Katie hides in her room or escapes to her best friend's house--until Katie's admiration for her strong-willed sister leads her on an adventure that transforms her life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten with an unerring ability to capture the sadness of growth, the pain of change, the nearly visible vibrations that connect people, this beautiful novel by the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eOpen House\u003c\/i\u003e reminds us how wonderful--and wounding--a deeper understanding of life can be.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eELIZABETH BERG is the author of twelve novels, including her newest work, \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Mending, \u003c\/i\u003ethe \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestsellers \u003ci\u003eSay When, True to Form, Never Change, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eOpen House, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich was an Oprah's Book Club Selection in 2000. \u003ci\u003eDurable Goods \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eJoy School \u003c\/i\u003ewere selected as ALA Best Books of the Year, and \u003ci\u003eTalk Before Sleep \u003c\/i\u003ewas short-listed for the ABBY award in 1996. The winner of the 1997 New England Booksellers Award for her body of work, she is also the author of a nonfiction work, \u003ci\u003eEscaping into the Open: The Art of Writing True\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Chicago.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Random House Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50912537575698,"sku":"9780812968149","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_cfe6516b-ee56-4592-ac7f-731fff176840.jpg?v=1738773542","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/durable-goods-9780812968149","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}