{"product_id":"the-country-paperback-by-david-plante","title":"The Country Paperback by David Plante","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\u003eBeacon Press\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2004-12-08)\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\u003e168\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9780807083796\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e181.44\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e21.46 x 13.84 x 1.02\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1981 to wide acclaim, a haunting family novel by'a daringly skillful writer.' (Philip Roth)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForeword by Mary Gordon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst published in 1981 to wide acclaim, \u003ci\u003eThe Country\u003c\/i\u003efollows the last visits of a son, Daniel Francoeur, to his parents' home before the death of his father. Wanting to understand this enigmatic man, Daniel seeks insight through the particulars of his father's life-handling his father's tools and tending to his father's feeble body. Through this contact, his father's mysteries are revealed: his Native-American heritage, his lifelong work as a toolmaker, and his deep and conflicted relationships with his invalid wife and his seven sons. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten quietly, with great force, \u003ci\u003eThe Country\u003c\/i\u003e illuminates the ties of family, the relationships between fathers and sons, and the love that is often hidden, but ever present.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003eDavid Plante is the author of more than a dozen novels, including the Francoeur trilogy-\u003ci\u003eThe Family, The Woods,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Country\u003c\/i\u003e-as well as a work of nonfiction, \u003ci\u003eDifficult Women: A Memoir of Three\u003c\/i\u003e. His work has appeared in many periodicals, \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Paris Review\u003c\/i\u003e among them, and has been nominated for a National Book Award. He teaches writing at Columbia University and lives in New York and London.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                    \n                \n            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46555040841889,"sku":"BBSNIJ9780807083796","price":13.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9780807083796_b42b22f0-7c47-429a-b95f-d3171274bd51.jpg?v=1781779415","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/the-country-paperback-by-david-plante","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}