{"product_id":"the-summer-guest-9780385335829","title":"The Summer Guest","description":"\u003cb\u003eWith a rare combination of emotional insight, narrative power, and lyrical grace, Justin Cronin transforms the simple story of a dying man's last wish into a rich tapestry of family love. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A work of art . . . a great American novel.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Philadelphia Inquirer\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e On an evening in late summer, the great financier Harry Wainwright, nearing the end of his life, arrives at a rustic fishing camp in a remote area of Maine. He comes bearing two things: his wish for a day of fishing in a place that has brought him solace for thirty years, and an astonishing bequest that will forever change the lives of those around him. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From the battlefields of Italy to the turbulence of the Vietnam era, to the private battles of love and family, \u003ci\u003eThe Summer Guest \u003c\/i\u003ereveals the full history of this final pilgrimage and its meaning for four people: Jordan Patterson, the haunted young man who will guide Harry on his last voyage out; the camp's owner Joe Crosby, a Vietnam draft evader who has spent a lifetime \"trying to learn what it means to be brave\"; Joe's wife, Lucy, the woman Harry has loved for three decades; and Joe and Lucy's daughter Kate--the spirited young woman who holds the key to the last unopened door to the past. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As their stories unfold, secrets are revealed, courage is tested, and the bonds of love are strengthened. And always center stage is the place itself--a magical, forgotten corner of New England where the longings of the human heart are mirrored in the wild beauty of the landscape. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Intimate, powerful, and profound, \u003ci\u003eThe Summer Guest\u003c\/i\u003e reveals Justin Cronin as a storyteller of unique and marvelous talent. It is a book to treasure.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJustin Cronin\u003c\/b\u003e is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Passage, The Twelve, The City of Mirrors, Mary and O'Neil\u003c\/i\u003e (which won the PEN\/Hemingway Award and the Stephen Crane Prize), and \u003ci\u003eThe Summer Guest\u003c\/i\u003e. Other honors for his writing include a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts and a Whiting Writers' Award. A Distinguished Faculty Fellow at Rice University, he divides his time between Houston, Texas, and Cape Cod, Massachusetts.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Random House Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50655397380370,"sku":"9780385335829","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0641ecf3-68dc-4404-a5c2-dffc11801a8d.jpg?v=1733380430","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-summer-guest-9780385335829","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}