{"product_id":"wait-for-me-jack-9781916978850","title":"Wait For Me, Jack","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cstrong\u003eSpanning 60 years, Jones's deceptively casual, episodic novel is a warm-hearted dissection of a dysfunctional marriage. . . . Uplifting and astute.\" -\u003cem\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarried in 1952, Jack and Milly meant to live the American Dream-but over six decades, the dream has changed for their country and for them. \u003cem\u003eWait for Me, Jack\u003c\/em\u003e takes us from the aches and indignities of old age back to the exhilarating early days of a new relationship. An insightful, funny and, at times, devastating dissection of marriage, exploring what makes people stay together-despite everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A frank, earthy and drily amusing portrait of a marriage.\" -The Herald\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Brilliantly observed and often very funny.\" -Morag Joss, award-winning author of Half Broken Things\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Uplifting and astute, this book should save marriages\"- Tim, Pears, The Sunday Times (A Times Best Read choice and a Top Summer Read)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA painfully honest excavation of a long marriage. Despite the betrayals, the rows, the ennui of daily domesticity, this is a proper\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Most moving novel of the year.\" -Andrew Greig, author of John Macnab\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloodhound Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/03\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781916978850\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 334\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.84lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.75d","brand":"Addison Jones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44337826201781,"sku":"9781916978850","price":14.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_45803377-6d6e-49ab-ba49-959d25fb701b.jpg?v=1719329341","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/wait-for-me-jack-9781916978850","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}