{"product_id":"men-in-my-situation-9781644450970","title":"Men in My Situation","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA tender, merciless portrait of a life going to pieces by the internationally acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eOut Stealing Horses\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eArvid Jansen is in a tailspin, unable to process the grief of losing his parents and brothers in a tragic ferry accident. He spends his time drinking, falling into fleeting relationships with women, and driving around in his Mazda. A year ago, his wife Turid took their three daughters and left him. When Turid unexpectedly calls for a ride home from the train station, he faces the life they've made without him. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow in paperback, Per Petterson's latest novel, which has been hailed by critics as the equal of his international best seller \u003ci\u003eOut Stealing Horses, \u003c\/i\u003eexplores Arvid's dark night of the soul. In this moment of faltering hope and despair, his daughter Vigdis--who he's always felt understood him best--has a crisis of her own and reaches out to him. He must find a way to respond to someone who, after everything, still needs him. Reaching the heights of Petterson's best work, \u003ci\u003eMen in My Situation \u003c\/i\u003eis a heartrending, indelible story from a major international writer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePer Petterson\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of eight novels, including \u003ci\u003eI Refuse\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOut Stealing Horses\u003c\/i\u003e, which has been translated into fifty languages. Petterson has received the\u003ci\u003e Independent\u003c\/i\u003e Foreign Fiction Prize and the International IMPAC Dublin Award. He lives in Norway. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIngvild Burkey\u003c\/b\u003e is a Norwegian author and translator. Her published works include two volumes of poetry, a novel, a collection of short prose, and, most recently, a book of stories. She was educated at Yale University and now lives with her family in Oslo.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Graywolf Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50680331731218,"sku":"9781644450970","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_720a2251-6ded-4dc0-84a7-69c0e0532ff9.jpg?v=1734905061","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/men-in-my-situation-9781644450970","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}