{"product_id":"the-longest-year-9781487001537","title":"The Longest Year","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eF. Scott Fitzgerald's \"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button\" meets Junot Diaz's \u003ci\u003eThe Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao \u003c\/i\u003ein Daniel Grenier's epic novel, which tells the story of a boy who ages only one out of every four years.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere's something extraordinary about Thomas Langlois.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThomas is a young boy growing up in Chattanooga, Tennessee, with a French-Canadian father, Albert, and an American mother, Laura. But beyond the fact that he lives between two cultures and languages, there's something else about Thomas that sets him apart: he was born on February 29.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBefore Albert goes on a strange quest to find out more about their mysterious relative, Aimé Bolduc, he explains to Thomas that he will only age one year out of every four and he will outlive all of his loved ones.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThomas's loneliness grows and the years pass until a terrible accident involving a young girl sets in motion a series of events that link the young girl and Thomas to Aimé Bolduc -- a Civil War-era soldier and perhaps their contemporary.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpanning three centuries and set against the backdrop of the Appalachians from Quebec to Tennessee, \u003ci\u003eThe Longest Year\u003c\/i\u003e is a magical and poignant story about family history, fateful dates, fragile destinies, and lives brutally ended and mysteriously extended.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStrauss, Pablo:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Pablo Strauss grew up in Victoria, British Columbia, and has lived in Quebec City for a decade. His translations of Quebec authors have appeared in various online and print publications.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGrenier, Daniel:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eDANIEL GRENIER was born in Brossard, Quebec, in 1980. His debut short story collection, \u003cem\u003eMalgré tout on rit à Saint-Henri\u003c\/em\u003e was published in 2012, and his first novel, \u003cem\u003eL'anée la plus longue\u003c\/em\u003e (\u003cem\u003eThe Longest Year\u003c\/em\u003e), won the Prix littéraire des collégiens and was a finalist for the Governor General's Literary Award for French Fiction, the Prix des libraires, and the Prix littéraire France-Québec. Grenier has also translated numerous English-language works into French. He lives in Quebec City.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Arachnide Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50338560147730,"sku":"9781487001537","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_64dcfd46-4a25-4032-902e-189c5531167f.jpg?v=1727987673","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-longest-year-9781487001537","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}