{"product_id":"john-cheever-a-biography-9781504030038","title":"John Cheever: A Biography","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"A biography of great immediacy. . . . There are many sections of great poignancy, many funny things, many of electric intimacy and candor . . . there is spellbinding power, never more so than in describing Cheever's death, pages that are both terrible and deeply moving; one is losing an old, beloved friend.\" --James Salter, \u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"\u003cem\u003eJohn Cheever: A Biography\u003c\/em\u003e is clearly an indispensable book. Donaldson moves gracefully from the personal to the literary. . . . Solidly researched and entirely readable, admiring of the writer and knowing about the man. Stuffed with fascinating anecdotes. It's a gut-wrenching story. Donaldson tells it straight, without embellishment, and our attention never strays.\" --Dan Cryer, \u003cem\u003eNewsday\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"A coup of investigative reporting.\" --\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Both erudite and earthly. What emerges is a rich tapestry that gives the reader extraordinary insight into the workings of a master storyteller's mind.\" --Jean Graham, \u003cem\u003eNew York Daily News\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"\u003cem\u003eJohn Cheever: A Biography\u003c\/em\u003e by Scott Donaldson is as readable and 'unputdownable' as any thriller.\" --T. Coraghessan Boyle\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"A revelation. What a triumph.\" --Frederick Exley\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Donaldson has set a high standard that other biographers will find difficult to equal.\" --John Blades, \u003cem\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Open Road Distribution\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/27\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781504030038\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 450\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.00d","brand":"Scott Donaldson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36655182872732,"sku":"9781504030038","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_517caef3-6cf0-4e8a-a47b-bb8f1706f4a6.jpg?v=1603884938","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/john-cheever-a-biography-9781504030038","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}