{"product_id":"the-boys-9781954118348","title":"The Boys","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Hafner's taut and utterly delightful debut is a novel of multitudes.... What a wonder of storytelling.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e--\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeike Wang\u003ci\u003e, New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Editor's Choice \u003ci\u003eGood Morning America\u003c\/i\u003e Reading Pick \u003ci\u003eLitHub\u003c\/i\u003e Most Anticipated Book \u003ci\u003eChristian Science Monitor\u003c\/i\u003e Summer Reading Pick\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA delicious summer read filled with humor and surprise for readers of Anne Tyler and Kevin Wilson.\u003c\/b\u003eWhen introverted Ethan Fawcett marries fun-loving Barb, so comfortable in the world, he has every reason to believe he will be delivered from a lifetime of solitude. She fills his world with a sense of adventure, expanding his horizons beyond his comfortable routine. To ease Ethan's fears of becoming a father, Barb suggests they foster two young brothers, Tommy and Sam, and Ethan immediately falls in love with the boys.When the pandemic hits, he becomes obsessed with providing a perfect life for them. But instead of bringing Barb and Ethan closer together, the boys become a wedge in their relationship, as Ethan is unable to share with Barb a secret that has been haunting him since childhood. Then Ethan takes Tommy and Sam on a biking trip in Italy, and it becomes clear just how unusual Ethan and his boys are.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Spiegel \u0026amp; Grau\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/02\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781954118348\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.62lbs","brand":"Katie Hafner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42761791144117,"sku":"9781954118348","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_ad07b263-5b96-47d3-ac60-1afd97adddbf.jpg?v=1678203559","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-boys-9781954118348","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}