{"product_id":"waiting-for-eden-9781101971567","title":"Waiting for Eden","description":"\"Patiently, and unflinchingly, Ackerman is becoming one of the great poet laureates of America's tragic adventurism across the globe.\" --Pico Iyer \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Eden lies in a hospital bed, unable to move or speak. His wife Mary spends every day on the sofa in his room. We see them through the eyes of Eden's best friend, a fellow Marine who didn't make it back home--and who must relive the secrets held between all three of them as he waits for Eden to finally, mercifully die and join him in whatever comes after. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A breathtakingly spare and shattering novel that explores the unseen aftereffects--and unacknowledged casualties--of war, \u003ci\u003eWaiting for Eden\u003c\/i\u003e is a piercingly insightful, deeply felt meditation on loyalty, friendship, betrayal, and love. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"The Tim O'Brien of our era.\" --\u003ci\u003eVogue\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Devastating.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Haunting. . . . Daring.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Heart-wrenching.\" --NPR\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/03\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781101971567\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.80h x 5.10w x 0.60d","brand":"Elliot Ackerman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42917102158005,"sku":"9781101971567","price":13.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_63541ac6-0424-4d1a-a2a2-2e54d22227fa.jpg?v=1687277621","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/waiting-for-eden-9781101971567","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}