{"product_id":"everything-happens-today-9781609450519","title":"Everything Happens Today","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A stupendous, thought-provoking, devilishly delicious novel that reads like Zen koan meets \u003ci\u003ePortrait of the Artist as a Young Man\u003c\/i\u003e . . . Highly recommended\" (\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eEverything Happens Today\u003c\/em\u003e records a single day in the life of Wes, a seventeen-year-old who attends Manhattan's elite Dalton School and lives in Greenwich Village in a dilapidated town house with his terminally ill mother, distant father, and beloved younger sister. In the course of one day everything will happen to Wes: he will lose his virginity to the wrong girl and break his own heart, try to meet a Monday morning deadline for a paper on \u003ci\u003eWar and Peace\u003c\/i\u003e, and prepare an elaborate supper he hopes will reunite his family. Wes struggles through the day deep in thoughts of sex, love, Beatles lyrics, friendship, God, and French cuisine--a typical teenager with an atypical mind, a memorable young man who comes to the poignant understanding of how fragile but attainable personal happiness can be. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A deeply compassionate novel by a very fine writer.\" --Joseph O'Neill, author of \u003ci\u003eNetherland\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJesse Browner\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of four books including the novels \u003ci\u003eConglomeros\u003c\/i\u003e (Random House 1992), \u003ci\u003eTurnaway\u003c\/i\u003e (Random House 1996) and \u003ci\u003eThe Uncertain Hour\u003c\/i\u003e (Bloomsbury 2007). He has also translated a number of notable books including the award winning \u003ci\u003eCeline: A Biography\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Manhattan with his wife and two daughters.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Europa Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50856001470738,"sku":"9781609450519","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3d2bdde1-ef0a-4b18-93a4-4343c529917d.jpg?v=1737492075","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/everything-happens-today-9781609450519","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}