{"product_id":"every-third-thought-a-novel-in-five-seasons-9781619020122","title":"Every Third Thought: A Novel in Five Seasons","description":"John Barth stays true to form in \u003ci\u003eEvery Third Thought\u003c\/i\u003e, written from the perspective of a character Barth introduced in his short story collection \u003ci\u003eThe Development\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGeorge I. Newett and his wife Amanda Todd lived in the gated community of Heron Bay Estates until its destruction by a fluke tornado. This event, Newett notes, occurred on the 77th anniversary of the 1929 stock market crash, a detail that would appear insignificant if it were not for several subsequent events. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe stress of the tornado's devastation prompts the Newett-Todds to depart on a European vacation, during which George suffers a fall on none other than his 77th birthday, the first day of autumn (or more cryptically, fall). Following this coincidence, George experiences the first of what is to become five serial visions, each appearing to him on the first day of the ensuing seasons, and each corresponding to a pivotal event in that season of his life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the novel unfolds, so do these uncanny coincidences, and it is clear that, as ever, Barth possesses an unmatched talent in balancing his characteristic style and wit with vivid, page-turning storytelling.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Barth\u003c\/b\u003e grew up in Cambridge, Maryland, and attended Johns Hopkins University before writing his celebrated first novel \u003ci\u003eThe Floating Opera\u003c\/i\u003e in 1956. Since then he has produced more than fifteen of collections of short stories, essays, and novels that have won prestigious accolades, including the National Book Award and the F. Scott Fitzgerald Award. He divides his time between Maryland and Florida.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Catapult","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50726689440018,"sku":"9781619020122","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_182aae42-d273-48ca-b7b1-b8afd2951a89.jpg?v=1734879485","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/every-third-thought-a-novel-in-five-seasons-9781619020122","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}