{"product_id":"mr-ives-christmas-9781538722275","title":"Mr. Ives' Christmas","description":"\u003cb\u003eHailed \"the deepest and the best\" of a Pulitzer-Prize winning author's novels, a business man struggles to restore his faith after his son is killed (\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In 1960s New York, Edward Ives is a picture of the American dream. Adopted as a child by a widowed print shop manager who helped him cultivate a love of drawing, he now has a successful career as an illustrator in advertising, a beautiful home with his wife and muse, Annie, and two loving children. But this idyllic life is brutally wrenched away when Ives's 17-year-old son, Robert is murdered in a crime of opportunity that proves to be as random as it is senseless. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Consumed by grief, Ives withdraws from the world. Grappling with a loss of faith--a force that has guided him steadfastly since childhood--he starts to question every aspect of human existence, contemplating what it really means to live an emotionally and spiritually fulfilling life. This mourning consumes him--until faces his son's killer. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eMr. Ives' Christmas\u003c\/i\u003e is a tender, passionate story of a man working to rediscover what it means to love and forgive after unspeakable tragedy. It is another tremendous achievement from one of America's most talented writers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Includes a Reading Group Guide.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Grand Central Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/08\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781538722275\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.68d","brand":"Oscar Hijuelos","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44655221637301,"sku":"9781538722275","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_f525bf47-8176-49cf-90ee-30cb03907417.jpg?v=1727192123","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/mr-ives-christmas-9781538722275","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}