{"product_id":"the-call-9780062023148","title":"The Call","description":"\"Yannick Murphy, while being one of our most daring andoriginal writers, is first and foremost an exquisitely attuned observer ofhuman behavior. . . . Murphy's work provides pretty much unexceededreading pleasure.\" \u003cem\u003e--Dave Eggers\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThewarm, wry, and patient voice of a veterinarian father tells the heartfelt storyof his young New England family enduring a moving trial of loyalty, hope, andfaith after they are confronted with an unthinkable crisis. Acclaimed author Yannick Murphy's intimate narrative style and lovely prosewill enthrall readers of Rivka Galchen, Padgett Powell, and Murphy's own \u003cem\u003eSigned, Mata Hari\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cem\u003eThe Call \u003c\/em\u003eis a \"triumph of quiet humorand understated beauty\" (\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e, starred review) from anauthor that the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review \u003c\/em\u003ecalls \"an extraordinarilygifted fabulist.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMurphy, Yannick:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYannick Murphy is the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Call\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eSigned, Mata Hari\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eHere They Come\u003c\/em\u003e; and \u003cem\u003eThe Sea of Trees\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as two story collections and several children's books. She is the recipient of a Whiting Writers' Award, a National Endowment for the Arts Award, a Chesterfield Screenwriting Award, a Pushcart Prize, and the Laurence L. \u0026amp; Thomas Winship\/PEN New England Award. Her work has appeared in \u003cem\u003eThe Best American Nonrequired Reading\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe O. Henry Prize Stories\u003c\/em\u003e. She lives in Vermont with her husband and children.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50409484386578,"sku":"9780062023148","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0609c27e-ab61-4dd9-879b-d22298a349c2.jpg?v=1729288491","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-call-9780062023148","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}