{"product_id":"us-9780062365583","title":"Us","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNow a PBS Masterpiece television miniseries starring \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTom Hollander and Saskia Reeves\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLonglisted for the Man Booker Prize\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid Nicholls brings the wit and intelligence that graced his enormously popular \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller, \u003cem\u003eOne Day\u003c\/em\u003e, to a compellingly human, deftly funny new novel about what holds marriages and families together--and what happens, and what we learn about ourselves, when everything threatens to fall apart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDouglas Petersen may be mild-mannered, but behind his reserve lies a sense of humor that, against all odds, seduces beautiful Connie into a second date . . . and eventually into marriage. Now, almost three decades after their relationship first blossomed in London, they live more or less happily in the suburbs with their moody seventeen year-old son, Albie. Then Connie tells him she thinks she wants a divorce.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe timing couldn't be worse. Hoping to encourage her son's artistic interests, Connie has planned a month-long tour of European capitals, a chance to experience the world's greatest works of art as a family, and she can't bring herself to cancel. And maybe going ahead with the original plan is for the best anyway? Douglas is privately convinced that this landmark trip will rekindle the romance in the marriage, and might even help him to bond with Albie.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNarrated from Douglas's endearingly honest, slyly witty, and at times achingly optimistic point of view, \u003cem\u003eUs\u003c\/em\u003e is the story of a man trying to rescue his relationship with the woman he loves, and learning how to get closer to a son who's always felt like a stranger. \u003cem\u003eUs\u003c\/em\u003e is a moving meditation on the demands of marriage and parenthood, the regrets of abandoning youth for middle age, and the intricate relationship between the heart and the head. And in David Nicholls's gifted hands, Douglas's odyssey brings Europe--from the streets of Amsterdam to the famed museums of Paris, from the cafés of Venice to the beaches of Barcelona--to vivid life just as he experiences a powerful awakening of his own. Will this summer be his last as a husband, or the moment when he turns his marriage, and maybe even his whole life, around?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/28\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062365583\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 396\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.26lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.55h x 6.29w x 1.35d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2014 pg. 70\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2014 pg. 69\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/29\/2014 pg. 50\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/05\/2014 pg. 70\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2014 pg. 29\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/06\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/03\/2014 pg. 42\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/07\/2014 pg. 61\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Yorker (The)\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/10\/2014 pg. 78\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/07\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLJ Top 10 Book\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2014 pg. 27\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist Editors Choice\/Adult\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2015 pg. 11\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/04\/2015 pg. 17\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2014\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"David Nicholls","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44240965468341,"sku":"9780062365583","price":22.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_90a75d70-1af7-46c1-8d4e-8f2263bd428e.jpg?v=1717470169","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/us-9780062365583","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}