{"product_id":"0812979516-the_burgess_boys_a_novel","title":"The Burgess Boys: A Novel","description":"\n\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e • \u003cb\u003eIncludes Elizabeth Strout’s never-before-published essay about the origins of \u003ci\u003eThe Burgess Boys\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post • \u003c\/i\u003eNPR • \u003ci\u003eGood Housekeeping\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eElizabeth Strout “animates the ordinary with an astonishing force,” wrote \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e on the publication of her Pulitzer Prize–winning \u003ci\u003eOlive Kitteridge\u003c\/i\u003e. The \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e praised Strout’s “magnificent gift for humanizing characters.” Now the acclaimed author returns with a stunning novel as powerful and moving as any work in contemporary literature.\u003cbr\u003e Haunted by the freak accident that killed their father when they were children, Jim and Bob Burgess escaped from their Maine hometown of Shirley Falls for New York City as soon as they possibly could. Jim, a sleek, successful corporate lawyer, has belittled his bighearted brother their whole lives, and Bob, a Legal Aid attorney who idolizes Jim, has always taken it in stride. But their long-standing dynamic is upended when their sister, Susan—the Burgess sibling who stayed behind—urgently calls them home. Her lonely teenage son, Zach, has gotten himself into a world of trouble, and Susan desperately needs their help. And so the Burgess brothers return to the landscape of their childhood, where the long-buried tensions that have shaped and shadowed their relationship begin to surface in unexpected ways that will change them forever.\u003cbr\u003eWith a rare combination of brilliant storytelling, exquisite prose, and remarkable insight into character, Elizabeth Strout has brought to life two deeply human protagonists whose struggles and triumphs will resonate with readers long after they turn the final page. Tender, tough-minded, loving, and deeply illuminating about the ties that bind us to family and home, \u003ci\u003eThe Burgess Boys\u003c\/i\u003e is Elizabeth Strout’s newest and perhaps most astonishing work of literary art.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Burgess Boys\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“What truly makes Strout exceptional . . . is the perfect balance she achieves between the tides of story and depths of feeling.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Strout’s prose propels the story forward with moments of startlingly poetic clarity.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Elizabeth Strout’s first two books, \u003ci\u003eAbide with Me \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Amy and Isabelle, \u003c\/i\u003ewere highly thought of, and her third, \u003ci\u003eOlive Kitteridge,\u003c\/i\u003e won the Pulitzer Prize in fiction. But \u003ci\u003eThe Burgess Boys, \u003c\/i\u003eher most recent novel, is her best yet.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCategories:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLiterature \u0026amp; Fiction\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenre Fiction\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFamily Life\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eMultigenerational\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n","brand":"Random House Trade Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Used - Very Good","offer_id":48818402394302,"sku":"0812979516-3","price":16.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/9689\/5166\/files\/81qhVCI_hPL.jpg?v=1788186074","url":"https:\/\/shop.sustainablebooks.com\/products\/0812979516-the_burgess_boys_a_novel","provider":"Sustainable Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}