{"product_id":"conrad-eleanor-9780062423276","title":"Conrad \u0026 Eleanor","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the multi-award-winning and critically acclaimed author of \u003cem\u003eThe Testament of Jessie Lamb\u003c\/em\u003e comes this riveting novel about the devastating secrets revealed in the midst of a disintegrating marriage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe story of a marriage, and of two lives in science.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Conrad fails to return from a conference, Eleanor wonders if it is because of the affair she is having? Or perhaps it is because his research into transgenic monkey hearts is stalling; perhaps he is sick of having the less successful career of the two of them? She is a leading expert in stem cell research. Their grown-up children suspect Eleanor of murdering their father; El secretly fears that what has driven Con away is his discovery of their daughter Cara's parentage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile his family in Manchester, England, scrabble for clues and reasons, Conrad--alone, confused, and on the run from a crazed animal rights activist--loses himself in the cold foggy streets of Bologna. He revisits the stages of his long marriage to El, from the happiness of the year of Cara's birth to the grief and anger he now feels. Both partners are forced to re-examine their relationship, and, in the process, to move closer to an understanding of what it is that matters most to each of them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eConrad and Eleanor\u003c\/em\u003e is a radical, remarkably nuanced look at marriage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/28\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062423276\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2016\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Jane Rogers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41521038065845,"sku":"9780062423276","price":14.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_3c0afd43-659a-4acd-a13d-76a8ec9d6484.jpg?v=1641914308","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/conrad-eleanor-9780062423276","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}