{"product_id":"books-a-wolf-at-the-table-by-augusten-burroughs","title":"A Wolf at the Table","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNominated for the 2009 Audiobook of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a little boy, I had a dream that my father had taken me to the woods where there was a dead body. He buried it and told me I must never tell. It was the only thing we'd ever done together as father and son, and I promised not to tell. But unlike most dreams, the memory of this one never left me. And sometimes.I wasn't altogether sure about one thing: was it just a dream?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Augusten Burroughs was small, his father was a shadowy presence in his life: a form on the stairs, a cough from the basement, a silent figure smoking a cigarette in the dark. As Augusten grew older, something sinister within his father began to unfurl. Something dark and secretive that could not be named. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBetrayal after shocking betrayal ensued, and Augusten's childhood was over. The kind of father he wanted didn't exist for him. This father was distant, aloof, uninterested.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd then the games began. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith \u003ci\u003eA Wolf at the Table, \u003c\/i\u003e Augusten Burroughs makes a quantum leap into untapped emotional terrain: the radical pendulum swing between love and hate, the unspeakably terrifying relationship between father and son. Told with scorching honesty and penetrating insight, it is a story for anyone who has ever longed for unconditional love from a parent. Though harrowing and brutal, \u003ci\u003eA Wolf at the Table\u003c\/i\u003e will ultimately leave you buoyed with the profound joy of simply being alive. It's a memoir of stunning psychological cruelty and the redemptive power of hope.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53672913731857,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780312342029_bebc03aa-fb1e-4cd4-8ad8-7bb9e668f390.jpg?v=1781521962","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/books-a-wolf-at-the-table-by-augusten-burroughs","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}