{"product_id":"outer-sunset-9781609388836","title":"Outer Sunset","description":"Jim Finley--a recently retired English teacher living alone on the shifting edge of San Francisco--has been set, unwittingly, on the back porch of life. Trying to harmonize the voices in his head, he sits most days by his stack of \"to-do\" books until, one day, his daughter comes home with the worst news of her life. Everything changes. As his broken heart reengages, he steps back into a new world. He sees his ex-wife has launched into a larger life than the one they'd shared. He is surprised to find it easier to talk to his son's immigrant girlfriend, or even the remains of a Russian saint, than to the young man he's raised. He misconnects with Carol--his first date in decades--a woman he enjoys talking with but doesn't quite hear. Set in the pre-tech calm before the turn of this century, \u003ci\u003eOuter Sunset\u003c\/i\u003e is a deeply felt story about the intimate place where long-lasting growth occurs in our lives; how we revise, or live without, our dreams; how to love the flaws of those closest to you and watch a child grow away into someone better than you'd imagined; and how to be shaken by beauty amidst unimaginable loss and remain standing. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMark Ernest Pothier\u003c\/b\u003e received a Nelson Algren Literary Award, and is the former public information officer for the California Council for the Humanities. He lives in San Francisco. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of Iowa Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50616673009938,"sku":"9781609388836","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_93d59ec6-5578-4fd4-b57d-3d9ec9e468d9.jpg?v=1732507774","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/outer-sunset-9781609388836","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}