{"product_id":"the-leftovers-9780312363550","title":"The Leftovers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith heart, intelligence and a rare ability to illuminate the struggles inherent in ordinary lives, Tom Perrotta's \u003ci\u003eThe Leftovers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e--\u003cb\u003enow adapted into an HBO series\u003c\/b\u003e--\u003cb\u003eis a startling, thought-provoking novel about love, connection and loss. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat if--whoosh, right now, with no explanation--a number of us simply vanished? Would some of us collapse? Would others of us go on, one foot in front of the other, as we did before the world turned upside down? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThat's what the bewildered citizens of Mapleton, who lost many of their neighbors, friends and lovers in the event known as the Sudden Departure, have to figure out. Because nothing has been the same since it happened--not marriages, not friendships, not even the relationships between parents and children. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKevin Garvey, Mapleton's new mayor, wants to speed up the healing process, to bring a sense of renewed hope and purpose to his traumatized community. Kevin's own family has fallen apart in the wake of the disaster: his wife, Laurie, has left to join the Guilty Remnant, a homegrown cult whose members take a vow of silence; his son, Tom, is gone, too, dropping out of college to follow a sketchy prophet named Holy Wayne. Only Kevin's teenaged daughter, Jill, remains, and she's definitely not the sweet \"A\" student she used to be. Kevin wants to help her, but he's distracted by his growing relationship with Nora Durst, a woman who lost her entire family on October 14th and is still reeling from the tragedy, even as she struggles to move beyond it and make a new start. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book for 2011\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Fiction Book for 2011\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e 10 Books We Loved Reading in 2011 Title\u003cbr\u003eOne of NPR's 10 Best Novels of 2011 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTom Perrotta\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of several works of fiction\u003ci\u003e: Bad Haircut\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Wishbones, Election\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling \u003ci\u003eJoe College\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLittle Children\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eElection and Little Children\u003c\/i\u003e were made into critically acclaimed movies. \u003ci\u003eThe Leftovers \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eMrs. Fletcher\u003c\/i\u003e were both adapted into HBO series. He lives outside of Boston.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Griffin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50627551494418,"sku":"9780312363550","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7104760f-e9e4-4339-92fe-3be88f843901.jpg?v=1732675878","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-leftovers-9780312363550","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}