{"product_id":"the-age-of-miracles-9780812982947","title":"The Age of Miracles","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople ∙ O: The Oprah Magazine ∙ Financial Times ∙ Kansas City Star ∙ BookPage ∙ Kirkus Reviews ∙ Publishers Weekly ∙ Booklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e With a voice as distinctive and original as that of \u003ci\u003eThe Lovely Bones, \u003c\/i\u003e and for the fans of the speculative fiction of Margaret Atwood, Karen Thompson Walker's \u003ci\u003eThe Age of Miracles\u003c\/i\u003e is a luminous and unforgettable debut novel about coming of age set against the backdrop of an utterly altered world.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaybe everything that happened to me and to my family had nothing at all to do with the slowing. It's possible, I guess. But I doubt it. I doubt it very much.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Spellbinding, haunting, \u003ci\u003eThe Age of Miracles\u003c\/i\u003e is a beautiful novel of catastrophe and survival, growth and change, the story of Julia and her family as they struggle to live in an extraordinary time. On an ordinary Saturday, Julia awakes to discover that something has happened to the rotation of the earth. The days and nights are growing longer and longer, gravity is affected, the birds, the tides, human behavior and cosmic rhythms are thrown into disarray. In a world of danger and loss, Julia faces surprising developments in herself, and her personal world--divisions widening between her parents, strange behavior by Hannah and other friends, the vulnerability of first love, a sense of isolation, and a rebellious new strength. With crystalline prose and the indelible magic of a born storyteller, Karen Thompson Walker gives us a breathtaking story of people finding ways to go on, in an ever-evolving world.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Age of Miracles\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"A stunner.\"--Justin Cronin \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A genuinely moving tale that mixes the real and surreal, the ordinary and the extraordinary, with impressive fluency and flair.\"--Michiko Kakutani, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Gripping drama . . . flawlessly written; it could be the most assured debut by an American writer since Jennifer Egan's \u003ci\u003eEmerald City\u003c\/i\u003e.\"\u003ci\u003e--The Denver Post\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"If you begin this book, you'll be loath to set it down until you've reached its end.\"\u003ci\u003e--San Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Provides solace with its wisdom, compassion, and elegance.\"--Curtis Sittenfeld\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eDon't miss the exclusive conversation between Karen Thompson Walker and Karen Russell at the back of the book.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Random House Trade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/15\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780812982947\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 284\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.10w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/25\/2013 pg. 51\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/10\/2013 pg. 28\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e155768 \/ Age of Miracles\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.7 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Karen Thompson Walker","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36644449190044,"sku":"9780812982947","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_f568ae98-e58f-41cc-94fe-1811d74a8bf1.jpg?v=1603858661","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-age-of-miracles-9780812982947","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}