{"product_id":"jack-a-novel","title":"Jack (Oprah's Book Club)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed a Best Book of 2020 by the \u003ci\u003eAustralian Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAV Club\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eBooks-a-Million, \u003ci\u003eElectric Literature, Esquire\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGood Housekeeping \u003c\/i\u003e(UK), \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews, Literary Hub\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e, the New York Public Library, NPR, the \u003ci\u003eStar Tribune, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eTIME\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarilynne Robinson, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Humanities Medal, returns to the world of Gilead with \u003ci\u003eJack, \u003c\/i\u003ethe latest novel in one of the great works of contemporary American fiction\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMarilynne Robinson's mythical world of Gilead, Iowa--the setting of her novels \u003ci\u003eGilead\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHome\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLila\u003c\/i\u003e, and now \u003ci\u003eJack\u003c\/i\u003e--and its beloved characters have illuminated and interrogated the complexities of American history, the power of our emotions, and the wonders of a sacred world. \u003ci\u003eJack\u003c\/i\u003e is Robinson's fourth novel in this now-classic series. In it, Robinson tells the story of John Ames Boughton, the prodigal son of Gilead's Presbyterian minister, and his romance with Della Miles, a high school teacher who is also the child of a preacher. Their deeply felt, tormented, star-crossed interracial romance resonates with all the paradoxes of American life, then and now. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRobinson's Gilead novels, which have won one Pulitzer Prize and two National Book Critics Circle Awards, are a vital contribution to contemporary American literature and a revelation of our national character and humanity.","brand":"Landmark Booksellers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40631064920237,"sku":"9780374279301","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0586\/1385\/8477\/products\/img_f33a86cf-e4cb-4da3-b7d5-eeaa089c27e4.jpg?v=1631186089","url":"https:\/\/landmark-booksellers.myshopify.com\/products\/jack-a-novel","provider":"Landmark Booksellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}