{"product_id":"books-last-day-on-earth-by-eric-puchner","title":"Last Day on Earth","description":"From the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eMusic Through the Floor \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eModel Home\u003c\/i\u003e, a riveting and profoundly moving story collection by a writer uncannily in tune with the heartbreak and absurdity of domestic life (\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA boy on the edge of adolescence fears his mother might be a robot; a psychotically depressed woman is entrusted with taking her niece and nephew trick-or-treating; a reluctant dad brings his baby to a coke-fueled party; a teenage boy tries to prevent his mother from putting his estranged father's dogs to sleep. Ranging from a youth arts camp to an aging punk band's reunion tour, from a dystopian future where parents no longer exist to a ferociously independent bookstore, \u003ci\u003eLast Day on Earth\u003c\/i\u003e revolves around the endlessly complex, frequently surreal system that is family. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEric Puchner, the author hailed as technically gifted and emotionally insightful (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e), and someone who puts the \u003ci\u003estory\u003c\/i\u003e back in short story (\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e), delivers a gloriously original, utterly memorable collection that invokes both the comedy and tragedy of our lifelong endeavor to come of age.","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53771491377425,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9781501147807.jpg?v=1783968636","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/books-last-day-on-earth-by-eric-puchner","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}