{"product_id":"the-door-man-9781953236470","title":"The Door-Man","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRecommended as \"One of the Best Books of 2022\" by \u003cem\u003eThe New Yorker.\u003c\/em\u003e From the author of \u003cem\u003eAs It Is On Earth\u003c\/em\u003e, 2013 recipient of The PEN\/Hemingway Honorable Mention for Literary Excellence in Debut Fiction.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"5 of 5 stars\" - Foreword Clarion Reviews\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Wheelwright is a thoughtful, meticulous writer...A scientifically intriguing, dramatic, and challenging read.\" - Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1917, during the construction of a large reservoir in the Catskill hamlet of Gilboa, New York, a young paleontologist named Winifred Goldring identified fossils from an ancient forest flooded millions of years ago when the earth's botanical explosion of oxygen opened a path for the evolution of humankind. However, the reservoir water was needed for NYC, and the fossils were buried once again during the flooding of the doomed town.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA mix of fact and fiction, \u003cem\u003eThe Door-Man\u003c\/em\u003e follows three generations of interwoven families who share a deep wound from Gilboa's last days. The story is told by Winifred's grandson, a disaffected NYC doorman working near the Central Park Reservoir during its decommissioning in 1993.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe brief and provisional nature of one's life on earth - as well as the nested histories of the places, people and events that give meaning to it - forms the backdrop to a reckoning with \"Deep Time\" within the tangled roots and fragile bonds of family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Fomite","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50682672513298,"sku":"9781953236470","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f7203abc-0e54-46d6-a9fd-e2660646e4d9.jpg?v=1733970716","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-door-man-9781953236470","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}