{"product_id":"outer-sunset-9781609388836","title":"Outer Sunset","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Mark Ernest Pothier\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: University of Iowa Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: University of Iowa Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Literary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJim Finley--a recently retired English teacher living alone on the shifting edge of San Francisco--has been set, unwittingly, on the back porch of life. Trying to harmonize the voices in his head, he sits most days by his stack of \"to-do\" books until, one day, his daughter comes home with the worst news of her life. Everything changes. As his broken heart reengages, he steps back into a new world. He sees his ex-wife has launched into a larger life than the one they'd shared. He is surprised to find it easier to talk to his son's immigrant girlfriend, or even the remains of a Russian saint, than to the young man he's raised. He misconnects with Carol--his first date in decades--a woman he enjoys talking with but doesn't quite hear. Set in the pre-tech calm before the turn of this century, \u003ci\u003eOuter Sunset\u003c\/i\u003e is a deeply felt story about the intimate place where long-lasting growth occurs in our lives; how we revise, or live without, our dreams; how to love the flaws of those closest to you and watch a child grow away into someone better than you'd imagined; and how to be shaken by beauty amidst unimaginable loss and remain standing. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46317345996951,"sku":"9781609388836","price":1655.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781609388836.webp?v=1767710922","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/outer-sunset-9781609388836","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}