{"product_id":"wolf-at-the-table-hardcover","title":"Wolf at the Table - 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\u003eAdam Rapp\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Corrections \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003emeets \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWe Need to Talk About Kevin \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003ein this harrowing multigenerational saga about a family harboring a serial killer in their midst in this \"masterful novel\" that \"peers into the dark heart of America\" (Richard Ford, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eIndependence Day\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As late summer 1951 descends on Elmira, New York, Myra Larkin, thirteen, the oldest child of a large Catholic family, meets a young man she believes to be Mickey Mantle. He chats her up at a local diner and gives her a ride home. The matter consumes her until later that night, when a triple homicide occurs just down the street, opening a specter of violence that will haunt the Larkins for half a century. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As the siblings leave home and fan across the country, each pursues a shard of the American dream. Myra serves as a prison nurse while raising her son, Ronan. Her middle sisters, Lexy and Fiona, find themselves on opposite sides of class and power. Alec, once an altar boy, is banished from the house and drifts into oblivion. As he becomes an increasingly alienated loner, his mother begins to receive postcards full of ominous portent. What they reveal, and what they require, will shatter a family and lead to devastating reckoning. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Through one family's pursuit of the American dream, \u003ci\u003eWolf at the Table\u003c\/i\u003e explores our consistent proximity to violence and its effects over time. Pulitzer Prize finalist Adam Rapp writes with gorgeous acuity, cutting to the heart of each character as he reveals the devastating reality beneath the veneer of good society. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn acclaimed playwright, \u003cb\u003eAdam Rapp\u003c\/b\u003e was a Pulitzer Prize finalist for his play \u003ci\u003eRed Light Winter\u003c\/i\u003e and a Tony Award finalist for \u003ci\u003eThe Sound Inside. \u003c\/i\u003eHe is the recipient of the Benjamin H. Danks Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, among other honors. In addition to his numerous plays, he is the author of the novels \u003ci\u003eKnow Your Beholder \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Year of Endless Sorrows\u003c\/i\u003e and several YA novels, including \u003ci\u003eUnder the Wolf, Under the Dog\u003c\/i\u003e, a finalist for the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Prize. For television, he has written and produced for \u003ci\u003eThe L Word, In Treatment, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Looming Tower \u003c\/i\u003eand is currently executive producer and showrunner for \u003ci\u003eAmerican Rust: Broken Justice. \u003c\/i\u003eBorn in Chicago and raised in nearby Joliet, Illinois, Rapp now splits his time between New York City and upstate New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 480\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.7 x 9.3 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 19, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52027149189421,"sku":"9780316434164","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/wolf-at-the-table-hardcover-8325817.webp?v=1777423867","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/wolf-at-the-table-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}