{"product_id":"glad-news-of-the-natural-world-9780743264648","title":"Glad News of the Natural World","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe hilarious and heartbreaking sequel to T.R. Pearson's beloved bestseller, \u003ci\u003eA Short History of a Small Place\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTwenty years ago, T. R. Pearson's \u003ci\u003eA Short History of a Small Place\u003c\/i\u003e was hailed as \"an absolute stunner\" (Jonathan Yardley, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e) and its hero, young Louis Benfield, was dubbed \"a youth not as wry as Holden Caulfield, but certainly as observant, and with a bigger, even sadder heart\" (Fran Schumer, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow, older but not necessarily wiser, Louis Benfield returns in \u003ci\u003eGlad News of the Natural World\u003c\/i\u003e. Having moved to New York City from his hometown of Neely, North Carolina, in order to get a sense of the larger world, Louis is a modern-day Candide, looking for love and experience in all the wrong places. However, when tragedy strikes, he finds the maturity needed to be more than man enough for the job.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eT. R. Pearson's widely acclaimed novels include \u003ci\u003eA Short History of a Small Place\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Cry Me a River\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Off for the Sweet Hereafter\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Blue Ridge\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePolar.\u003c\/i\u003e He lives in Virginia and Brooklyn, New York.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50412942557458,"sku":"9780743264648","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5cfec1a8-0ffe-45f4-9013-735d36f93633.jpg?v=1729335102","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/glad-news-of-the-natural-world-9780743264648","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}