{"product_id":"the-rest-of-our-lives-hardcover","title":"The Rest of Our Lives - 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\u003eBen Markovits\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFINALIST FOR THE 2025 BOOKER PRIZE\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"Feels less like reading a novel and more like sitting in a car beside a dear friend as he navigates the road up ahead. A profoundly moving experience.\" --Ann Patchett\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"Deeply human...a beautifully quiet and devastating book.\" --Sarah Jessica Parker\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA triumphantly life-affirming road trip novel about marriage, middle-age, and a man at a crossroads in his life.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Tom Layward's wife had an affair twelve years ago, he resolved to leave her as soon as his youngest child left the nest. Now, while driving his college-bound daughter to Pittsburgh, he remembers his promise to himself. He is also on the run from his own health issues and a forced leave from work. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e So, rather than returning to his wife in Westchester, Tom keeps driving west, with the vague plan of visiting people from his past--an old college friend, his ex-girlfriend, his brother, his son--en route, maybe, to California. He's moving towards a future he hasn't even envisioned yet while he considers his past and the choices he's made that have brought him to this particular present. Pitch-perfect, tender, and keenly observed, \u003ci\u003eThe Rest of Our Lives\u003c\/i\u003e is a story about what to do when the rest of your life is only just the beginning of your story.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBen Markovits was born in Texas and grew up there and in London and Berlin. He studied at Yale University and the University of Oxford. After graduating, he became a professional basketball player in Landshut, Germany (where he played against a young Dirk Nowitzki). His eleven previous novels include \u003ci\u003eFathers and Daughters\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eYou Don't Have to Live Like This\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Sidekick\u003c\/i\u003e. He has published essays, stories, poetry, and reviews in \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGranta\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Paris Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. In 2013, \u003ci\u003eGranta \u003c\/i\u003eselected him as one of their Best of Young British Novelists and in 2015 he won the Eccles British Library Writer in Residence Award and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize. He lives in London and teaches creative writing at Royal Holloway, University of London.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.5 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 30, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Man Booker Prize (2025)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51987417661741,"sku":"9781668231562","price":27.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/zGkSz4QgsQ9781668231562.webp?v=1776178583","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-rest-of-our-lives-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}