{"product_id":"torch-9780345805614","title":"Torch","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe debut novel from the internationally acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eWild\u003c\/i\u003e weaves a searing and luminous tale of a family's grief after unexpected loss. - \"A deeply honest novel of life after catastrophe, of intimacy lost and found.\" --\u003ci\u003eO, The Oprah Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Work hard. Do good. Be incredible!\" is the advice Teresa Rae Wood shares with the listeners of her local radio show, \u003ci\u003eModern Pioneers\u003c\/i\u003e, and the advice she strives to live by every day. She has fled a bad marriage and rebuilta life with her children, Claire and Joshua, and their caring stepfather, Bruce. Their love for each other binds them as a family through the daily struggles of making ends meet. But when they received unexpected news that Teresa, only 38, is dying of cancer, their lives all begin to unravel and drift apart. Strayed's intimate portraits of these fully human characters in a time of crisis show the varying truths of grief, forgiveness, and the beautiful terrors of learning how to keep living.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHERYL STRAYED is the author of the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eWild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail, \u003c\/i\u003e which was the first selection for Oprah's Book Club 2.0 and became an Oscar-nominated film starring Reese Witherspoon;\u003ci\u003eTiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar, \u003c\/i\u003e a national best seller now the basis of the WBUR podcast \u003ci\u003eDear Sugar Radio, \u003c\/i\u003e co-hosted with Steve Almond; and \u003ci\u003eTorch, \u003c\/i\u003e her debut novel. Her books have been translated into forty languages, and her essays and other writings have appeared in numerous publications.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50514071093522,"sku":"9780345805614","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ca447d2d-c65e-4d2f-a042-be3e78b37ed9.jpg?v=1730972453","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/torch-9780345805614","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}