{"product_id":"ghost-town-hardcover","title":"Ghost Town - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTom Perrotta\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Tom Perrotta, hailed by critics as \"the Steinbeck of Suburbia\" (\u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e), \"our Balzac of the burbs\" (\u003ci\u003eChicago Sun-Times\u003c\/i\u003e), and \"an American Chekhov\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e), comes a gripping and darkly nostalgic tale about a tumultuous summer in 1970s suburban New Jersey, from the perspective of a middle-aged writer looking back on a series of events that changed his life--and the story he finally has the courage to tell.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJimmy Perrini lives in 1970s suburban New Jersey, a few miles from Manhattan, but a world apart. At the end of eighth grade, after tragedy strikes, Jimmy finds himself lost in a fog of grief that alienates him from friends and family, drifting instead into troubling friendships with two older teenagers: one a notorious local burnout with a fast car, an endless supply of weed, and a shaky grasp of reality; the other a smart, eccentric girl, whom Jimmy finds himself drawn to as they become entranced by her Ouija board, which may just offer the only salve to their grief. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs a fateful public drama unfolds, Jimmy is torn between the occult beyond and the cold realities of the place he has called home. Narrated by a much older Jimmy, a literary-turned-commercial novelist, \u003ci\u003eGhost Town\u003c\/i\u003e reveals how the past haunts the present--the way our ghosts are always with us, even when we think we've left them behind.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTom Perrotta is the author of eleven works of fiction, including \u003ci\u003eElection \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Little Children\u003c\/i\u003e, both of which were made into Oscar-nominated films, and \u003ci\u003eThe Leftovers\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMrs. Fletcher\u003c\/i\u003e, which were adapted into acclaimed HBO series. His new novel is\u003ci\u003e Ghost Town\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.05 x 9.25 x 6.22 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 28, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52057065619757,"sku":"9781668080634","price":27.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/ghost-town-hardcover-2785771.webp?v=1780168927","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/ghost-town-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}