{"product_id":"the-second-coming-hardcover","title":"The Second Coming - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGarth Risk Hallberg\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e best-selling author of \u003ci\u003eCity on Fire \u003c\/i\u003ecomes an intimate epic that plunges us deep into the lives of a troubled teenage girl and her estranged father when he returns home in an attempt to save her. Navigating love, grief, betrayal, and redemption, Jolie and Ethan must find a way to survive as a family. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Beautiful and daring.\" --Nathan Hill, author of Oprah's Book Club pick \u003ci\u003eWellness\u003c\/i\u003e - \"Breathtaking.\" --Christina Baker Kline, author of #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebest seller \u003ci\u003eOrphan Train\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSpring, 2011. When thirteen-year-old Jolie Aspern goes down onto the subway tracks to retrieve her dropped phone--and nearly gets hit by a train--the last thing she wants is sympathy from her estranged dad, Ethan. A recovering addict and felon, now living in California, Ethan has long struggled to see beyond himself. But when news of Jolie's accident reaches him, Ethan comes to fear she's in more serious trouble than anyone realizes. And believing he's the only one who can save her, he decides to return home. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSo begins the journey of Jolie and Ethan, father and daughter, apart and together, different yet the same. It will stretch from Manhattan in the midst of the Great Recession to a remote beach on Maryland's Eastern Shore, where their lives really began. In time, it will push Jolie out past her depth with a mysterious stranger, and Ethan in over his head with his first love--Jolie's mom. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSoaring, aching, full of revelation, \u003ci\u003eThe Second Coming \u003c\/i\u003eis at once an incandescent feat of storytelling and an exploration of an enduring mystery: Can the people we love ever really change?\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGARTH RISK HALLBERG's first novel, \u003ci\u003eCity on Fire, \u003c\/i\u003e was a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and international best seller and was selected as one of the best books of 2015 by \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle, The Wall Street Journal, \u003c\/i\u003e NPR, and \u003ci\u003eVogue.\u003c\/i\u003e It was the basis for the Apple TV+ series of the same name. He is also the author of the novella \u003ci\u003eA Field Guide to the North American Family\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2017, \u003ci\u003eGranta\u003c\/i\u003e named him one of the Best of Young American Novelists. His work has been translated into seventeen languages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 608\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.57 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 28, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43588126408740,"sku":"9780593536926","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/tobieshouse.com\/products\/the-second-coming-hardcover","provider":"Tobies House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}