{"product_id":"taft-book-ann-patchett-9780395694619","title":"Taft","description":"A New York Times Notable Book A moving emblem of fatherhood s rarely explored passion. Los Angeles Times Absorbing . . . Strikingly original. Kirkus ReviewsJohn Nickel, an ex jazz musician, wanted nothing more than to be a good father, but when his son is taken away Nickel is left only with his Beale Street bar. He hires a young waitress named Fay Taft, who brings with her a desperate, dangerous brother, Carl. Nickel finds himself consumed with Fay and Carl s dead father Taft obsessing over and reconstructing the life of a man he never met. But his fascination for Taft and his sympathy for these lost, young strangers soon take him down a twisting, darkening path. A stunning artistic achievement, Taft confirms Ann Patchett s standing as one of our most gifted writers and reminds us of our deepest instincts to protect the people we love. A stunning artistic achievement, Taft confirms Ann Patchett s standing as one of our most gifted writers and reminds us of our deepest instincts to protect the people we love. Patchett writes with remarkable conviction and attention to telling details. Jane Smiley in MirabellaAN PATCHET is the author of six novels, including Bel Canto,  winner of the PEN\/Faulkner Award and the Orange Prize. She has written for the Atlantic, Gourmet,  the New York Times Magazine, Vogue,  the Washington Post,  and others.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49853207806225,"sku":"CIN0395694612G","price":7.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50096034677009,"sku":"CIN0395694612VG","price":8.53,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50327297655057,"sku":"GOR011347711","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0395694612.jpg?v=1751006274","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/taft-book-ann-patchett-9780395694619","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}