{"product_id":"mary-and-oneil-a-novel-in-stories-9780385333597","title":"Mary and O'Neil: A Novel in Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE PEN\/HEMINGWAY AWARD - \"An astonishingly good first novel . . . fully engaging from the first paragraph. What a gift: to be able to live alongside these people for a while.\"--Ann Patchett, \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMary and O'Neil: They are like any other couple. They have survived loss and found love and managed the occasional hard-earned laugh as they move toward the future, hearts thick with hope. Each human life is ever changing, born of moments large and small--births and deaths and weddings, grave mistakes and chance encounters and acts of surprising courage--and in this unforgettable book, Justin Cronin makes vivid how those moments connect us all, making us more than we could ever be on our own. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlight with nuance, sly humor, and startling wisdom, \u003ci\u003eMary and O'Neil\u003c\/i\u003e celebrates the uncommon grace to be found in common lives \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eMary and O'Neil\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Admirably fearless.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The kind of storytelling that goes down easy, and sticks to your ribs.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Philadelphia Inquirer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Cronin succeeds, touchingly and tenderly, in portraying life itself as a triumph of hope over experience.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJustin Cronin \u003c\/b\u003eis a graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop and associate professor of English at La Salle University. His work has appeared in many literary journals, including \u003ci\u003eEpoch, Greensboro Review, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCrescent Review, \u003c\/i\u003e and in \u003ci\u003eThe Philadelphia Inquirer Magazine.\u003c\/i\u003e He lives with his wife and their young daughter in Philadelphia.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Random House Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50460165996818,"sku":"9780385333597","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a1a33ef4-191b-4b55-bdab-6a9d429d7535.jpg?v=1730031898","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/mary-and-oneil-a-novel-in-stories-9780385333597","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}