{"product_id":"books-the-disappeared-by-andrew-porter","title":"The Disappeared","description":"\u003cb\u003eA collection of stories that trace the threads of loss and displacement running through all our lives, by the acclaimed, award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Theory of Light and Matter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"What a beautiful book about the profound mystery of ordinary life.\" -Alix Ohlin, author of \u003ci\u003eWe Want What We Want\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e A husband and wife hear a mysterious bump in the night. A father mourns the closeness he has lost with his son. A friendship with a married couple turns into a dangerous codependency. With gorgeous sensitivity, assurance, and a propulsive sense of menace, these stories center on disappearances both literal and figurative-lives and loves that are cut short, the vanishing of one's youthful self. From San Antonio to Austin, from the clamor of a crowded restaurant to the cigarette at a lonely kitchen table, Andrew Porter captures each of these relationships mid-flight, every individual life punctuated by loss and beauty and need. \u003ci\u003eThe Disappeared\u003c\/i\u003e reaffirms the undeniable artistry of a contemporary master of the form.","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54423760011537,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780593467411.jpg?v=1787600281","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/books-the-disappeared-by-andrew-porter","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}