{"product_id":"i-cheerfully-refuse-9780802162939","title":"I Cheerfully Refuse","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA career defining tour-de-force from \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003ebestselling, award-winning and \"formidably gifted\" (\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e) author\u003cbr\u003eof \u003ci\u003ePeace Like a River\u003c\/i\u003e Leif Enger.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA storyteller \"of great humanity and huge heart\" (\u003ci\u003eMinneapolis\u003cbr\u003eStar Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e), Leif Enger debuted in the literary world with \u003ci\u003ePeace Like\u003cbr\u003ea River\u003c\/i\u003e which sold over a million copies and captured readers' hearts\u003cbr\u003earound the globe. Now comes a new milestone in this boldly imaginative author's\u003cbr\u003eaccomplished, resonant body of work. Set in a not-too-distant America, \u003ci\u003eI\u003cbr\u003eCheerfully Refuse\u003c\/i\u003e is the tale of a bereaved and pursued musician embarking\u003cbr\u003eunder sail on a sentient Lake Superior in search of his departed, deeply\u003cbr\u003ebeloved, bookselling wife. Rainy, an endearing bear of an Orphean narrator, \u003cbr\u003eseeks refuge in the harbors, fogs and remote islands of the inland sea. Encountering\u003cbr\u003elunatic storms and rising corpses from the warming depths, Rainy finds on land\u003cbr\u003ean increasingly desperate and illiterate people, a malignant billionaire ruling\u003cbr\u003eclass, crumbled infrastructure and a lawless society. Amidst the Gulliver-like\u003cbr\u003echallenges of life at sea and no safe landings, Rainy is lifted by physical\u003cbr\u003ebeauty, surprising humor, generous strangers, and an unexpected companion in a\u003cbr\u003eyoung girl who comes aboard. And as his innate guileless nature begins to make\u003cbr\u003ean inadvertent rebel of him, Rainy's private quest for the love of his life\u003cbr\u003egrows into something wider and wilder, sweeping up friends and foes alike in\u003cbr\u003ehis strengthening wake.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eI Cheerfully Refuse\u003c\/i\u003e epitomizes the \"musical, sometimes magical and deeply\u003cbr\u003esatisfying kind of storytelling\" (\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e) for which Leif\u003cbr\u003eEnger is cherished. A rollicking\u003cbr\u003enarrative in the most evocative of settings, this latest novel is a symphony\u003cbr\u003eagainst despair and a rallying cry for the future.\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Atlantic Monthly Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/02\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802162939\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2023 pg. 15\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/05\/2024\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Leif Enger","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43600610721973,"sku":"9780802162939","price":23.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_893aecae-c532-46d3-959e-6543bb08a4de.jpg?v=1707210235","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/i-cheerfully-refuse-9780802162939","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}