{"product_id":"the-end-of-the-point-9780062223296","title":"The End of the Point","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLonglisted for the 2013 National Book Award for Fiction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAshaunt Point, Massachusetts, has anchored life for generations of the Porter family, who summer along its remote, rocky shore. But in 1942, the U.S. Army arrives on the Point, bringing havoc and change. That summer, the two older Porter girls--teenagers Helen and Dossie--run wild while their only brother, Charlie, goes off to train for war. The children's Scottish nurse, Bea, falls in love. And youngest daughter Janie is entangled in an incident that cuts the season short. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn unforgettable portrait of one family's journey through the second half of the twentieth century, Elizabeth Graver's \u003cem\u003eThe End of the Point \u003c\/em\u003eartfully probes the hairline fractures hidden beneath the surface of our lives and traces the fragile and enduring bonds that connect us.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e HarperLuxe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/17\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062223296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 528\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.18lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.99h x 6.06w x 1.18d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLarge Print\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Elizabeth Graver","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45017743917237,"sku":"9780062223296","price":23.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_3e5ff0c1-949c-457b-9dd3-4e85bdb50e18.jpg?v=1736832689","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-end-of-the-point-9780062223296","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}