{"product_id":"let-me-be-frank-with-you-a-frank-bascombe-book-9780061692079","title":"Let Me Be Frank with You: A Frank Bascombe Book","description":"\u003cp\u003eA brilliant new work that returns Richard Ford to the hallowed territory that sealed his reputation as an American master: the world of Frank Bascombe, and the landscape of his celebrated novels \u003cem\u003eThe Sportswriter, \u003c\/em\u003ethe Pulitzer Prize and PEN\/Faulkner winning \u003cem\u003eIndependence Day\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Lay of the Land.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his trio of world-acclaimed novels portraying the life of an entire American generation, Richard Ford has imagined one of the most indelible and widely discussed characters in modern literature, Frank Bascombe. Through Bascombe--protean, funny, profane, wise, often inappropriate--we've witnessed the aspirations, sorrows, longings, achievements and failings of an American life in the twilight of the twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow, in \u003cem\u003eLet Me Be Frank with You\u003c\/em\u003e, Ford reinvents Bascombe in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. In four richly luminous narratives, Bascombe (and Ford) attempts to reconcile, interpret and console a world undone by calamity. It is a moving and wondrous and extremely funny odyssey through the America we live in at this moment. Ford is here again working with the maturity and brilliance of a writer at the absolute height of his powers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFord, Richard:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRichard Ford\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Sportswriter\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eIndependence Day\u003c\/em\u003e. He is winner of the Prix Femina in France, the 2019 Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction, and the Princess of Asturias Award in Spain. He is also the author of the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller \u003cem\u003eCanada\u003c\/em\u003e. His story collections include the bestseller \u003cem\u003eLet Me Be Frank with You, Rock Springs, \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eA Multitude of Sins.\u003c\/em\u003e He lives in Boothbay, Maine, with his wife, Kristina Ford.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ecco Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50555926872338,"sku":"9780061692079","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4a67a9cb-b229-4706-9d43-b34e56633a52.jpg?v=1731745020","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/let-me-be-frank-with-you-a-frank-bascombe-book-9780061692079","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}