{"product_id":"river-under-the-road-9780062660060","title":"River Under the Road","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the bestselling, critically acclaimed author of \u003cem\u003eMan in the Woods\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eEndless Love\u003c\/em\u003e, a stunning, stinging portrait of class and creativity-and the double-edged sword of success\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThirteen parties over the course of two decades-an opium infused barbeque, a reception for a doomed presidential candidate, a fund-raiser for a blind child who speaks in tongues, a visit to one of New York's fabled sex clubs-brilliantly reveal the lives of two couples, one hoping to be admitted to the kingdom of Art, the other hoping for a small share of the American dream, both driven by forces of history they rarely perceive or acknowledge. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThaddeus Kaufman, the son of booksellers, and Grace Cornell, raised in a basement apartment she longs to escape, meet at a neighborhood art fair in Chicago. Soon after, they head to New York, aloft on the wings of young love. Jennings Stratton, the son of a caretaker, and Muriel Sanchez, the daughter of a cop, meet in a house he is refurbishing in New Mexico, and they, too, head for the big city. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a vast Hudson River estate, the lives of the two couples ultimately intertwine. Thaddeus has made it big in an unexpected way, setting off a chain reaction of envy among his friends and peers and forever changing the dynamic of his marriage with Grace, for whom success has been elusive, and art, once a source of solace, has become a font of bitterness. And Jennings, hoping to transcend his reputation as the local Casanova, a man suited only for menial tasks, has ventured into a cycle of theft and betrayal that threatens to destroy the fragile life of his family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFunny and cutting, affecting and expansive, \u003cem\u003eRiver Under the Road\u003c\/em\u003e is Scott Spencer's masterpiece of all that lies beneath our everyday lives-a story about the pursuit of love, art, and money, and the inevitable reckoning that awaits us all. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e HarperCollins Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/26\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062660060\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 1.00d","brand":"Scott Spencer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41071628353717,"sku":"9780062660060","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_ad4ba473-1ee7-44bf-8860-c156abfbeac1.jpg?v=1632232012","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/river-under-the-road-9780062660060","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}