{"product_id":"jamesland-9780375713132","title":"Jamesland","description":"\u003cb\u003eJamesland\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003ethe buoyant second novel by Michelle Huneven, critically acclaimed author of \u003cb\u003eRound\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eRock\u003c\/b\u003e, is a witty, sophisticated, and deeply humane comedy of unlikely redemption. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen thirty-three-year-old Alice Black discovers a deer in her dining room after fighting with her boyfriend, she wonders if she's going crazy. Pete Ross, forty-six, \u003ci\u003eknows\u003c\/i\u003e he's crazy. He's wrecked his marriage, slashed his wrists, and done time in a psychiatric institution, and now he's being cared for by his mother, who's a nun. Forty-five-year-old Helen Harland, a spirited Unitarian Universalist minister, is being \u003ci\u003edriven\u003c\/i\u003e crazy by her hostile church administration. Living in Los Feliz, California, the three meet at Helen's Wednesday midweek services. Though initially\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eincompatible, the sheer force of Helen's idiosyncratic ministering (her \"variety show of religious experience\")-paired with Alice's illustrious ancestor William James-proves to be a catalyst for friendship and a kind of transcendence. Generous and compassionate, Michelle Huneven delivers a joyful new novel about love, faith, and a few wayward souls waiting for life to begin.\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Knopf Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/14\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780375713132\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.92lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.04h x 5.24w x 0.85d","brand":"Michelle Huneven","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44337765908661,"sku":"9780375713132","price":17.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_fbf3fdab-0d6d-46ab-ae7c-bdf3a2c8e92a.jpg?v=1719329094","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/jamesland-9780375713132","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}