{"product_id":"preston-falls-9780679756439","title":"Preston Falls","description":"\"Beautifully written.... Gates  has a] pitch-perfect ear for contemporary speech...and... a] keen, journalistic eye.\"--Michiko Kakutani, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this comic, fiercely compassionate novel, David Gates, whose first novel \u003cb\u003eJernigan\u003c\/b\u003e was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, sends his protagonist on a visceral journey to the dark side of suburban masculinity, explores the claims youth makes on middle age, and the tenacious --at times perverse--power of love to assert itself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Doug Willis has a mid-life crisis, he doesn't join a gym or have an affair. Instead he gets himself arrested while camping with his wife and kids, takes a two month leave of absence from his PR job, and retreats to his farmhouse in rural Preston Falls--where he plugs in his guitar and tries to shut out his life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile his wife, Jean, struggles to pay the bills and raise their sullen, skeptical kids, Willis's plans for hiatus crumble into Dewars-and-cocaine fueled disarray. A shattered window, an unguarded gun, and a shady small town attorney force a crisis--and Willis can't go home again. With its biting humor and harsh realism, \u003cb\u003ePreston Falls\u003c\/b\u003e confirms David Gates as a talent in the tradition of Russell Banks and Richard Ford: a master of dark truths and private longings.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/06\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780679756439\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.36h x 5.84w x 0.82d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/18\/1999 pg. 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIngram Advance\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/1999 pg. 38\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/06\/1999 pg. 52\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"David Gates","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36639902924956,"sku":"9780679756439","price":14.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_78923572-7cb6-49cf-b5d8-33f6ac84f206.jpg?v=1603850876","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/preston-falls-9780679756439","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}