{"product_id":"the-hole-were-in-9780802161307","title":"The Hole We're in","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eTomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow\u003c\/i\u003e, a bold, timeless novel about a troubled American family navigating an even more troubled America. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Equal parts sharply funny and sobering, Zevin's portrait of a family in financial free fall captures the zeitgeist.\"--\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeet the Pomeroys: a church-going family living in a Texas college town. Roger, the patriarch, has impulsively gone back to school, while his wife, Georgia, has been feeding the bill drawer with unopened envelopes for months. In an attempt to climb out of the holes they've dug, Roger and Georgia make a series of choices that have catastrophic consequences for their three children--especially for Patsy, the youngest, who will spend most of her life fighting to overcome them. \u003ci\u003eThe Hole We're In\u003c\/i\u003e shines a spotlight on over-reliance on credit, gender and class politics, and the war in Iraq, but it is Zevin's deft exploration of the fragile economy of family life that makes this a book for the ages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eZevin is the author of two award-winning young adult novels, ELSEWHERE and MEMOIRS OF A TEENAGE AMNESIAC. She is also the author of MARGARETTOWN, a novel. Her books books have been lauded everywhere from coast to coast by reviewers, and her work has been translated into 18 languages. She is also a filmmaker, and lives in New York City.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Grove Press, Black Cat","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50603009638674,"sku":"9780802161307","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6caf169e-88dd-4598-aef8-85e456df1cb5.jpg?v=1732244451","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-hole-were-in-9780802161307","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}