{"product_id":"jack-oprahs-book-club-9780374279301","title":"Jack (Oprah's Book Club)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed a Best Book of 2020 by the \u003ci\u003eAustralian Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAV Club\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eBooks-a-Million, \u003ci\u003eElectric Literature, Esquire\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGood Housekeeping \u003c\/i\u003e(UK), \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews, Literary Hub\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e, the New York Public Library, NPR, the \u003ci\u003eStar Tribune, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eTIME\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarilynne Robinson, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Humanities Medal, returns to the world of Gilead with \u003ci\u003eJack, \u003c\/i\u003ethe latest novel in one of the great works of contemporary American fiction\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMarilynne Robinson's mythical world of Gilead, Iowa--the setting of her novels \u003ci\u003eGilead\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHome\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLila\u003c\/i\u003e, and now \u003ci\u003eJack\u003c\/i\u003e--and its beloved characters have illuminated and interrogated the complexities of American history, the power of our emotions, and the wonders of a sacred world. \u003ci\u003eJack\u003c\/i\u003e is Robinson's fourth novel in this now-classic series. In it, Robinson tells the story of John Ames Boughton, the prodigal son of Gilead's Presbyterian minister, and his romance with Della Miles, a high school teacher who is also the child of a preacher. Their deeply felt, tormented, star-crossed interracial romance resonates with all the paradoxes of American life, then and now. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRobinson's Gilead novels, which have won one Pulitzer Prize and two National Book Critics Circle Awards, are a vital contribution to contemporary American literature and a revelation of our national character and humanity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarilynne Robinson\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the novels \u003ci\u003eLila\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHome\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGilead \u003c\/i\u003e(winner of the Pulitzer Prize), and \u003ci\u003eHousekeeping\u003c\/i\u003e, and the nonfiction books, \u003ci\u003eWhen I Was a Child I Read Books\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Mother Country\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Death of Adam\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAbsence of Mind\u003c\/i\u003e. She teaches at the University of Iowa Writers' Workshop\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Farrar, Straus and Giroux","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50510595752210,"sku":"9780374279301","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c54e358a-7d1d-4603-b27f-e2bc6c6d7532.jpg?v=1730929696","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/jack-oprahs-book-club-9780374279301","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}