{"product_id":"talk-to-me-9780735214392","title":"Talk to Me","description":"\u003cb\u003eBy the Thurber Prize-winner and author of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller, \u003ci\u003eLove Poems for Married People\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTalk to Me\u003c\/i\u003e is a wry yet tenderhearted novel for our age, and a sharp look at how one man's mistake can be what leads him back to his family--and to the man he used to be.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's a story that Ted Grayson has reported time and time again as a network TV anchor: the public downfall of those at the top. He just never imagined that it would happen to him. After a profanity-laced tirade is caught on camera, his reputation and career are destroyed, leaving him without a script for the first time in years.\u003cbr\u003eWhile American viewers may have loved and trusted Ted for decades, his family certainly didn't. At the time of his meltdown, Ted is estranged from his wife, Claire, and his adult daughter, Franny, a writer for a popular website. When Franny's boss suggests that she confront Ted in an interview, it may be the chance for Ted to take a hard look at how he got here, and to find his way back before it's too late.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTalk to Me \u003c\/i\u003eis a sharply observed, darkly funny, and ultimately warm story about a man who wakes up too late to the mess he's made of his life...and about our capacity for forgiveness and empathy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Kenney\u003c\/b\u003e is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author of the humorous poetry collections \u003ci\u003eLove Poems for Married People\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLove Poems for People with Children\u003c\/i\u003e, and the novel \u003ci\u003eTruth in Advertising\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Thurber Prize for American Humor. He has worked for many years as a copywriter. He also has been a contributor to \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e magazine since 1999. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52103787512082,"sku":"9780735214392","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_256912a2-16ff-44d9-bf99-54fa8709a857.jpg?v=1773157065","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/talk-to-me-9780735214392","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}