{"product_id":"glad-news-of-the-natural-world-9780743264648","title":"Glad News of the Natural World","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): T. R. Pearson\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Literary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe hilarious and heartbreaking sequel to T.R. Pearson's beloved bestseller, \u003ci\u003eA Short History of a Small Place\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTwenty years ago, T. R. Pearson's \u003ci\u003eA Short History of a Small Place\u003c\/i\u003e was hailed as \"an absolute stunner\" (Jonathan Yardley, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e) and its hero, young Louis Benfield, was dubbed \"a youth not as wry as Holden Caulfield, but certainly as observant, and with a bigger, even sadder heart\" (Fran Schumer, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow, older but not necessarily wiser, Louis Benfield returns in \u003ci\u003eGlad News of the Natural World\u003c\/i\u003e. Having moved to New York City from his hometown of Neely, North Carolina, in order to get a sense of the larger world, Louis is a modern-day Candide, looking for love and experience in all the wrong places. However, when tragedy strikes, he finds the maturity needed to be more than man enough for the job.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45503960940695,"sku":"9780743264648","price":1726.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780743264648.webp?v=1767454866","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/glad-news-of-the-natural-world-9780743264648","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}