{"product_id":"the-boys-9781954118058","title":"The Boys","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Hafner's taut and utterly delightful debut is a novel of multitudes. . . . What a wonder of storytelling.\"--Weike Wang, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Editor's Choice * \u003ci\u003eGood Morning America\u003c\/i\u003e Reading Pick * \u003ci\u003eLitHub\u003c\/i\u003e Most Anticipated Book * \u003ci\u003eChristian Science Monitor\u003c\/i\u003e Summer Reading Pick\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA delicious summer read filled with humor and surprise for readers of Anne Tyler and Kevin Wilson.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen introverted Ethan Fawcett marries fun-loving Barb, so comfortable in the world, he has every reason to believe he will be delivered from a lifetime of solitude. She fills his world with a sense of adventure, expanding his horizons beyond his comfortable routine. To ease Ethan's fears of becoming a father, Barb suggests they foster two young brothers, Tommy and Sam, and Ethan immediately falls in love with the boys.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the pandemic hits, he becomes obsessed with providing a perfect life for them. But instead of bringing Barb and Ethan closer together, the boys become a wedge in their relationship, as Ethan is unable to share with Barb a secret that has been haunting him since childhood. Then Ethan takes Tommy and Sam on a biking trip in Italy, and it becomes clear just how unusual Ethan and his boys are.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKatie Hafner\u003c\/b\u003e is a journalist and author who writes frequently for the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e. She is the author of six non-fiction books including \u003ci\u003eMother Daughter Me\u003c\/i\u003e, a memoir; \u003ci\u003eA Romance on Three Legs: Glenn Gould's Obsessive Quest for the Perfect Piano\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eWhere Wizards Stay Up Late: The Origins of the Internet\u003c\/i\u003e (with Matthew Lyon). She is host and co-executive producer of the popular podcast, \u003ci\u003eLost Women of Science\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eThe Boys\u003c\/i\u003e is her first novel. She lives in San Francisco.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Spiegel \u0026 Grau","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50483566674194,"sku":"9781954118058","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3da9b15f-b9ef-481e-b392-a97374286281.jpg?v=1730363762","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-boys-9781954118058","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}