{"product_id":"taft-9780547521893","title":"Taft","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eAn ex-jazz drummer wants nothing more than to be a good father in this moving family novel by the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e best-selling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Dutch House\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen John Nickel's lover takes away his son, Nickel is left only with his Beale Street bar in Memphis. He hires a young waitress named Fay Taft, who brings with her a desperate, dangerous brother, Carl, and the possibility of new intimacy. Nickel finds himself consumed with Fay and Carl's dead father--Taft--obsessing over and reconstructing the life of a man he never met.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA stunning artistic achievement, \u003cem\u003eTaft\u003c\/em\u003e confirms Ann Pathcett's standing as one of the most gifted writers of her generation and reminds us of our deepest instincts to protect the people we love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"What could be merely a literary parlor trick--keeping three stories in the air at once--becomes...as resonant as a blues song, each story harmonizing with and answering others. . . . Expect miracles when you read Ann Patchett's fiction.\"--\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\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-262542\"\u003eAnn Patchett\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/19\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.28w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780547521893\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0547521898\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-FIC043000\"\u003eComing of Age\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-FIC028000\"\u003eScience Fiction | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eANN PATCHETT\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of six novels, including \u003ci\u003eBel Canto\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the PEN\/Faulkner Award and the Orange Prize\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e She has written for the \u003ci\u003eAtlantic, Gourmet, \u003c\/i\u003ethe \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Magazine, Vogue, \u003c\/i\u003ethe \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, and others\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42698401022189,"sku":"9780547521893","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_05738b29-44f6-48af-8df0-f036c36107f7.jpg?v=1649900434","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/taft-9780547521893","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}