{"product_id":"its-beginning-to-hurt-9780312429867","title":"It's Beginning to Hurt","description":"\u003cp\u003eTHE \u003ci\u003eATLANTIC MONTHLY\u003c\/i\u003e BEST BOOKS OF 2009\u003cbr\u003eTHE \u003ci\u003eWALL STREET JOURNAL\u003c\/i\u003e BEST FICTION OF 2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLIBRARY JOURNAL\u003c\/i\u003e BEST BOOKS OF 2009\u003cbr\u003eFAVORITE FICTION OF 2009 FROM THE \u003ci\u003eLOS ANGELES TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eJames Lasdun's great gift is his instinct for the vertiginous moments when the essence of a life discloses itself. In sharply evoked settings that range from the wilds of northern Greece to the beaches of Cape Cod, these intensely dramatic tales in\u003ci\u003e It's Beginning to Hurt \u003c\/i\u003echart the metamorphoses of their characters as they fall prey to the range of human passions. As James Wood has written, \"James Lasdun seems to me to be one of the secret gardens of English writing. . . . When we read him we know what language is for.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martins Press-3PL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/03\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780312429867\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 227\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.50w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/22\/2010 pg. 20\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"James Lasdun","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38012626960565,"sku":"9780312429867","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_67288633-5743-4527-8a9b-d7699de6f7ba.jpg?v=1609137019","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/its-beginning-to-hurt-9780312429867","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}