{"product_id":"july-july-9780544217577","title":"July, July","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eTim O'Brien's ambitious, compassionate, and terrifically compelling seventh novel, called his masterwork by\u003cem\u003e Texas Monthly\u003c\/em\u003e, sees one of our greatest writers return to his signature themes--passion, memory, and yearning in American twentieth-century life\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eAt the thirtieth reunion of the Darton Hall College class of 1969, ten old friends join their classmates for a summer weekend of dancing, drinking, flirting, reminiscing, and regret. The three decades since graduation have brought marriage and divorce, children and careers, hopes deferred and replaced. July, July tells the heart-rending and often hilarious story of men and women who came into adulthood at a moment when American ideals and innocence began to fade. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese lives will ring familiar to anyone who has dreamed, worked, and struggled to keep course toward a happy ending. With humor and a sense of wistful hope, July, July speaks directly to the American character and its resilience, striking deep at the emotional center of our lives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA symphony of American life.\" -- All Things Considered, NPR\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A small-scale tour de force by an American original . . . O'Brien is one of the most accomplished members of a generation of writers that includes Don DeLillo and Thomas Pynchon.\" --\u003cem\u003e Atlanta Journal-Constitution\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Insidiously, compulsively readable.\" -- MSNBC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAstonishing for [its] clarity of character, for [its] narrative thrills and surprises, for [its] humor and hard-won wisdom . . . July, July gives readers plenty of reasons to celebrate. --\u003cem\u003e Chicago Sun-Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Perceptive, affectionate and often very funny. --\u003cem\u003e Boston Herald\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA deeply satisfying story . . . O'Brien is intelligent and daring, but he is also eminently accessible.\" -- \u003cem\u003eO, the Oprah Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-3990223\"\u003eTim O'Brien\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mariner Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/24\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780544217577\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0544217578\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC019000\"\u003eLiterary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC071000\"\u003eFriendship\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC014000\"\u003eHistorical | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTIM O'BRIEN received the 1979 National Book Award for \u003ci\u003eGoing After Cacciato\u003c\/i\u003e. Among his other books are \u003ci\u003eThe Things They Carried, \u003c\/i\u003e a Pulitzer Prize Finalist and a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book of the Century, and \u003ci\u003eIn the Lake of the Woods\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the James Fenimore Cooper Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mariner Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42673705582829,"sku":"9780544217577","price":17.02,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_85829ca9-bc21-4601-973d-20dbe6cebad2.jpg?v=1649557422","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/july-july-9780544217577","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}