{"product_id":"a-well-respected-man-9781948260008","title":"A Well-Respected Man","description":"\u003cp\u003eChicago Professor Martin Gregory is the author of a critically acclaimed novel of love and longing, a cult favorite among women. The book brings him unexpected status and prestige, but also unwelcome fame.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA love affair with one of his students derails his career and breaks his heart. Coming to terms with a life knocked off balance, Martin retreats to a quiet English village, only to be confronted at his flat by a mystery woman with an unexpected message and an implausible request, one that could alter his life forever. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA cross-country train trip, a visit to his father's grave, and a re-examination of a deep loss will eventually reveal either Martin's greatest character or unearth his most heartbreaking flaw.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Well-Respected Man\u003c\/em\u003e is about the hard choices we make to find fulfillment, and the search to discover meaning in both the life we choose and the one thrust upon us.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Thought-provoking ... a story of how love never goes away.\"\u003c\/em\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eNancy W. Sindelar, Ernest Hemingway Foundation of Oak Park, Illinois\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Award-winning author David W. Berner intertwines complex timelines in effortless fashion while creating characters of great depth. Typical of Berner's work, the reader is left to contemplate life's toughest decisions. A Well-Respected Man is a must read!\"\u003c\/em\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eGeralyn Hessalu Magrady, author of \u003cem\u003eLines\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid W. Berner is the recipient of the Chicago Writers Association Award, the Royal Dragonfly Book Award, and has been short-listed for the Eric Hoffer Grand Prize. He has been honored as the writer-in-residence at the Ernest Hemingway Birthplace Home in Oak Park, Illinois, and at the Jack Kerouac Project in Orlando, Florida.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Strategic Book Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/04\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781948260008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.53lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.42d","brand":"David W. Berner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52750025785525,"sku":"9781948260008","price":11.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_56300ce9-9b56-4641-8ed9-dea983278bba.jpg?v=1782830810","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/a-well-respected-man-9781948260008","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}