{"product_id":"songs-for-the-missing-9780143116028","title":"Songs for the Missing","description":"\u003cb\u003eA heartfelt family drama of loss and reconciliation with the unthinkable, from the author of \u003ci\u003eEmily, Alone \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eHenry, Himself\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eReturning again to the theme of working-class people and their wrenching concerns, \u003ci\u003eSongs for the Missing\u003c\/i\u003e begins with the suspenseful pace of a thriller, following an Ohio community's efforts to locate a young woman who has gone missing. It soon deepens into an affecting portrait of a family trying desperately to hold onto itself and the memory of a daughter whose return becomes increasingly unlikely. Stark and honest, this is an intimate account of what happens behind the headlines of a very American tragedy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStewart O'Nan\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of numerous books, including \u003ci\u003eWest of Sunset\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Odds, Emily Alone, Snow Angels, Songs for the Missing\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e A Prayer for the Dying\u003c\/i\u003e. His 2007 novel, \u003ci\u003eLast Night at the Lobster\u003c\/i\u003e, was a national bestseller and a finalist for the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Prize. He was born and raised in Pittsburgh, where he lives with his family.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51589798396178,"sku":"9780143116028","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c46e1aed-862e-4813-83e1-100af3c82db5.jpg?v=1756806940","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/songs-for-the-missing-9780143116028","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}