{"product_id":"goldengrove-9780060560027","title":"Goldengrove","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"With a dazzling mix of directness and metaphor, Prose captures the centrifugal and isolating force of grief. . . . \"[\u003cem\u003eGoldengrove\u003c\/em\u003e is] a moving meditation on how, out of the painful passing of innocence and youth, sexuality and identity can miraculously emerge.\" -- \u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn emotionally powerful novel about adolescent love and loss from Francine Prose, the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eReading Like a Writer\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eA Changed Man\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter the sudden death of her beloved older sister, thirteen-year-old Nico finds her life on New England's idyllic Mirror Lake irrevocably altered. Left alone to grope toward understanding, she falls into a seductive, dangerous relationship with her sister's boyfriend. Over one haunted summer, Nico faces that life-changing moment when children realize their parents can no longer help them as she experiences the mystery of loss and recovery. Still, for all the darkness at its heart, \u003cem\u003eGoldengrove\u003c\/em\u003e is radiant with the lightness of summer and charged by the restless sexual tension of adolescence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eProse, Francine:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eFrancine Prose is the author of twenty-one works of fiction including, the highly acclaimed \u003cem\u003eMister Monkey\u003c\/em\u003e; the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller \u003cem\u003eLovers at the Chameleon Club, Paris 1932\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eA Changed Man\u003c\/em\u003e, which won the Dayton Literary Peace Prize; and \u003cem\u003eBlue Angel\u003c\/em\u003e, which was a finalist for the National Book Award. Her works of nonfiction include the highly praised \u003cem\u003eAnne Frank: The Book, The Life, The Afterlife, \u003c\/em\u003e and the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller \u003cem\u003eReading Like a Writer\u003c\/em\u003e, which has become a classic. The recipient of numerous grants and honors, including a Guggenheim and a Fulbright, a Director's Fellow at the Center for Scholars and Writers at the New York Public Library, Prose is a former president of PEN American Center, and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. She is a Distinguished Writer in Residence at Bard College.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50317793427730,"sku":"9780060560027","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_52b901e8-8792-4267-b0d2-b1f045b9c4a6.jpg?v=1727540592","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/goldengrove-9780060560027","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}