{"product_id":"duanes-depressed-9780743230155","title":"Duane's Depressed","description":"\u003cb\u003eFunny, sad, full of wonderful characters and the word-perfect dialogue of which he is the master, McMurtry brings the Thalia saga to an end with Duane confronting depression in the midst of plenty.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSurrounded by his children, who all seem to be going through life crises involving sex, drugs, and violence; his wife, Karla, who is wrestling with her own demons; and friends like Sonny, who seem to be dying, Duane can't seem to make sense of his life anymore. He gradually makes his way through a protracted end-of-life crisis of which he is finally cured by reading Proust's \u003ci\u003eRemembrance of Things Past\u003c\/i\u003e, a combination of penance, and prescription from Dr. Carmichael that somehow works. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eDuane's Depressed\u003c\/i\u003e is the work of a powerful, mature artist, with a deep understanding of the human condition, a profound ability to write about small-town life, and perhaps the surest touch of any American novelist for the tangled feelings that bind and separate men and women.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/07\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780743230155\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.05h x 5.22w x 0.97d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e32277 \/ Duane's Depressed\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.5 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 22\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Larry McMurtry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53375951175861,"sku":"9780743230155","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/9780743230155.jpg?v=1790260981","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/duanes-depressed-9780743230155","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}