{"product_id":"books-mary-and-o-neil-by-justin-cronin","title":"Mary and O'Neil","description":"\u003cb\u003eWINER OF THE PEN\/HEMINGWAY AWARD - An astonishingly good first novel . . . fully engaging from the first paragraph. What a gift: to be able to live alongside these people for a while.--Ann Patchett, \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMary and O'Neil: They are like any other couple. They have survived loss and found love and managed the occasional hard-earned laugh as they move toward the future, hearts thick with hope. Each human life is ever changing, born of moments large and small--births and deaths and weddings, grave mistakes and chance encounters and acts of surprising courage--and in this unforgettable book, Justin Cronin makes vivid how those moments connect us all, making us more than we could ever be on our own. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlight with nuance, sly humor, and startling wisdom, \u003ci\u003eMary and O'Neil\u003c\/i\u003e celebrates the uncommon grace to be found in common lives \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eMary and O'Neil\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAdmirably fearless.\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe kind of storytelling that goes down easy, and sticks to your ribs.\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Philadelphia Inquirer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCronin succeeds, touchingly and tenderly, in portraying life itself as a triumph of hope over experience.\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53669587583249,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780385333580.jpg?v=1781509375","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/books-mary-and-o-neil-by-justin-cronin","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}