{"product_id":"send-me-paperback-by-patrick-ryan","title":"Send Me Paperback by Patrick Ryan","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                \n                    \n                        \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        \u003cul\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eDial Press Trade Paperback\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2007-01-30)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e320\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9780385338752\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e271.03\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e20.83 x 13.72 x 1.78\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003ePatrick Ryan’s first work of fiction is written with such authority, grace, and wisdom, it might be the capstone of a distinguished literary career.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the Florida of NASA launches, ranch houses, and sudden hurricanes, Teresa Kerrigan, ungrounded by two divorces, tries to hold her life together. But her ex-husbands linger in the background while her four children spin away to their own separate futures, each carrying the baggage of a complex family history. Matt serves as caretaker to the ailing father who abandoned him as a child, while his wild teenage sister, Karen, hides herself in marriage to a born-again salesman. Joe, a perpetual outsider, struggles with a private sibling rivalry that nearly derails him. And then there’s the youngest, Frankie, an endearing, eccentric sci-fi freak who’s been  searching since childhood for intelligent life in the universe–and finds it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten with wry affection, and with compassion for every character in its pages, \u003ci\u003eSend Me\u003c\/i\u003e is a wholly original, haunting evocation of family love, loss, and, ultimately, forgiveness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePatrick Ryan\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the novel \u003ci\u003eBuckeye. \u003c\/i\u003eHe is also the author of the story collections \u003ci\u003eThe Dream Life of Astronauts\u003c\/i\u003e (named one of the Best Books of the Year by the \u003ci\u003eSt. Louis Times-Dispatch, LitHub, Refinery 29, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eElectric Literature,\u003c\/i\u003e and longlisted for The Story Prize) and \u003ci\u003eSend Me\u003c\/i\u003e. His work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Short Stories,\u003c\/i\u003e the anthology \u003ci\u003eTales of Two Cities,\u003c\/i\u003e and elsewhere. The former associate editor of \u003ci\u003eGranta\u003c\/i\u003e, he is the editor of the literary magazine \u003ci\u003eOne Story \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003elives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                    \n                \n            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46552974131361,"sku":"BBSNIJ9780385338752","price":30.4,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9780385338752.jpg?v=1781721628","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/send-me-paperback-by-patrick-ryan","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}