{"product_id":"the-end-of-the-day-9781476798219","title":"The End of the Day","description":"\u003cb\u003eFollowing his acclaimed \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e bestseller \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDid You Ever Have a Family\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e, Bill Clegg returns with a \"delicate, deeply observed, and deftly crafted\" (Nickolas Butler, author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eShotgun Lovesongs\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e) second novel about the complicated bonds and breaking points of friendship, the corrosive forces of secrets, the heartbeat of longing, and the redemption found in forgiveness.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA retired widow in rural Connecticut wakes to an unexpected visit from her childhood best friend whom she hasn't seen in forty-nine years. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA man arrives at a Pennsylvania hotel to introduce his estranged father to his newborn daughter and finds him collapsed on the floor of the lobby. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA sixty-seven-year-old taxi driver in Kauai receives a phone call from the mainland that jars her back to a traumatic past. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThese seemingly disconnected lives come together as half-century-old secrets begin to surface. It is in this moment that Bill Clegg reminds us how choices--to connect, to betray, to protect--become our legacy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Written in lyrical, beautiful prose that makes even waking up seem like a poetic event\" (\u003ci\u003eGood Morning America\u003c\/i\u003e), this novel is a feat of storytelling, capturing sixty years within the framework of one fateful day.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-4769174\"\u003eBill Clegg\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Gallery\/Scout Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/18\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.40w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476798219\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1476798214\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-FIC044000\"\u003eWomen\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBill Clegg is a literary agent in New York and the author of the bestselling memoirs \u003ci\u003ePortrait of an Addict as a Young Man\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNinety Days\u003c\/i\u003e. The author of the novels \u003ci\u003eDid You Ever Have a Family \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe End of the Day\u003c\/i\u003e, he has written for the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLapham's Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew York\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eHarper's Bazaar\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gallery\/Scout Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42704486170861,"sku":"9781476798219","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_09c0699e-9ddd-4087-9f1f-edbdf12cac50.jpg?v=1649998428","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-end-of-the-day-9781476798219","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}