{"product_id":"wish-you-were-here-9780307744395","title":"Wish You Were Here","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Work of Fiction\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn an autumn day in 2006, on the Isle of Wight, Jack Luxton--once a Devon farmer, now the proprietor of a seaside caravan park--receives the news that his brother, Tom, not seen for years, has been killed in combat in Iraq. For Jack and his wife, Ellie, this will have unexpected, far-reaching effects. For Jack in particular it means a crucial journey: to receive his brother's remains and to confront his most secret, troubling memories. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA hauntingly intimate, deeply compassionate story about things that touch and test our human core, \u003ci\u003eWish You Were Here\u003c\/i\u003e also looks, inevitably, to a wider, afflicted world. Moving toward a fiercely suspenseful climax, it brilliantly transforms the stuff of headlines into a heart-wrenching personal truth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eGraham Swift lives in London and is the author of eight previous novels: \u003ci\u003eThe Sweet-Shop Owner; Shuttlecock\u003c\/i\u003e, which received the Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize; \u003ci\u003eWaterland\u003c\/i\u003e, which was short-listed for the Booker Prize and won The Guardian Fiction Award, the Winifred Holtby Memorial Prize, and the Italian Premio Grinzane Cavour; \u003ci\u003eOut of This World; Ever After\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the French Prix du Meilleur Livre ?tranger; \u003ci\u003eLast Orders\u003c\/i\u003e, which was awarded the Booker Prize; \u003ci\u003eThe Light of Day\u003c\/i\u003e; and, most recently, \u003ci\u003eTomorrow\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also the author of \u003ci\u003eLearning to Swim\u003c\/i\u003e, a collection of short stories, and \u003ci\u003eMaking an Elephant\u003c\/i\u003e, a non-fiction book. His work has been translated into more than thirty languages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Knopf Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50872520999186,"sku":"9780307744395","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_96c1e4f7-48d0-4413-93d2-348076f02e7e.jpg?v=1737900593","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/wish-you-were-here-9780307744395","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}