{"product_id":"san-miguel-9780147509758","title":"San Miguel","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): T. C. Boyle\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Penguin Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Literary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER - A \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eNOTABLE BOOK - A lyrical and intimate novel following two families as they struggle to heal, from the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Tortilla Curtain\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Boyle portrays the heartbreaking toll San Miguel takes on these couples in a novel as beguiling as the island itself.\"--\u003ci\u003eO, The Oprah Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJust off the coast of Southern California, two families--one in the late 1880s and one in the 1930s--come to desolate, windswept San Miguel Island in search of self-reliance, freedom, and a new start in their lives. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn failing health, Marantha Waters arrives with her husband, a stubborn Civil War veteran who plans to take over the island's sheep ranch. Some forty years later, Elise Lester settles the island with her husband, a World War I veteran full of manic energy. Both Marantha and Elise strive to help their husbands pursue their dreams but must themselves grapple with the more nebulous hardships of raising a family in brutal isolation.","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45408468861079,"sku":"9780147509758","price":1932.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780147509758.webp?v=1767309952","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/san-miguel-9780147509758","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}