{"product_id":"the-dinner-9780385346856","title":"The Dinner","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eNow a major motion picture starring Richard Gere, Laura Linney, Steve Coogan, Rebecca Hall, and Chlo  Sevigny\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A European\u003ci\u003e Gone Girl\u003c\/i\u003e.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn internationally bestselling phenomenon, the darkly suspenseful, highly controversial tale of two families struggling to make the hardest decision of their lives--all over the course of one meal. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's a summer's evening in Amsterdam, and two couples meet at a fashionable restaurant for dinner. Between mouthfuls of food and over the scrapings of cutlery, the conversation remains a gentle hum of polite discourse. But behind the empty words, terrible things need to be said, and with every forced smile and every new course, the knives are being sharpened. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEach couple has a fifteen-year-old son. The two boys are united by their accountability for a single horrific act; an act that has triggered a police investigation and shattered the comfortable, insulated worlds of their families. As the dinner reaches its culinary climax, the conversation finally touches on their children. As civility and friendship disintegrate, each couple show just how far they are prepared to go to protect those they love. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSkewering everything from parenting values to pretentious menus to political convictions, this novel reveals the dark side of genteel society and asks what each of us would do in the face of unimaginable tragedy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow with Extra Libris material, including a reader's guide and bonus content\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hogarth Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/29\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780385346856\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 310\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.05h x 5.22w x 0.82d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/24\/2013 pg. 36\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Herman Koch","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36636779085980,"sku":"9780385346856","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_d464847c-f31e-48e7-a661-b56841202e5a.jpg?v=1603842938","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-dinner-9780385346856","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}