{"product_id":"taft-9780547521893","title":"Taft","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e Notable Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"As resonant as a blues song. . . . Expect miracles when you read Ann Patchett's fiction.\"--\u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn ex-jazz drummer wants nothing more than to be a good father in this moving family novel by the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e best-selling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Dutch House\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen John Nickel's lover takes away his son, Nickel is left only with his Beale Street bar in Memphis. He hires a young waitress named Fay Taft, who brings with her a desperate, dangerous brother, Carl, and the possibility of new intimacy. Nickel finds himself consumed with Fay and Carl's dead father--Taft--obsessing over and reconstructing the life of a man he never met.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA stunning artistic achievement, \u003cem\u003eTaft\u003c\/em\u003e confirms Ann Patchett's standing as one of the most gifted writers of her generation and reminds us of our deepest instincts to protect the people we love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eANN PATCHETT\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of six novels, including \u003ci\u003eBel Canto\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the PEN\/Faulkner Award and the Orange Prize\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e She has written for the \u003ci\u003eAtlantic, Gourmet, \u003c\/i\u003ethe \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Magazine, Vogue, \u003c\/i\u003ethe \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, and others\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50612655489298,"sku":"9780547521893","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_fa521ed9-bf32-47fe-8c29-c80084ee7841.jpg?v=1732376517","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/taft-9780547521893","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}