{"product_id":"surrender-9780815611509","title":"Surrender","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the tradition of Tim O'Brien's\u003ci\u003e The Things They Carried\u003c\/i\u003e, Brian O'Hare's \u003ci\u003eSurrender \u003c\/i\u003eis a rich collection of coming-of-age stories, a journey into the heart of the American hero myth, from the Friday night football fields of Western Pennsylvania to a battalion of Marines in the Persian Gulf and beyond. But what happens when the crowds stop cheering and the welcome home parades are over? Guilt, fear, and brutality collide with love and acceptance as a diverse cast of characters struggle to reconcile mythology with reality, and to find meaning in a uniquely American chaos. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn bittersweet stories with surprising humor, the characters grapple with the choices they've made and a country they no longer understand. Written in spare and unsentimental prose, yet with a startling emotional punch, these stories, and the unforgettable characters who tell them, will live long in the reader's imagination.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Syracuse University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/15\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780815611509\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 168","brand":"Brian O'Hare","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42389580775605,"sku":"9780815611509","price":16.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_9c93d3a9-4080-481b-a080-46ec28d8ccd5.jpg?v=1663682364","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/surrender-9780815611509","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}