{"product_id":"sons-paperback","title":"\u0026 Sons - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Gilbert\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post - The New Yorker - Esquire - The Austin Chronicle - Kansas City Star - The Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e (UK) \u003ci\u003e- BookPage - Flavorwire - Bookish\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\" A] big, brilliant novel.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWho is A. N. Dyer? \u003ci\u003e\u0026amp; Sons\u003c\/i\u003e is a literary masterwork for readers of \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Fielding, The Emperor's Children, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eWonder Boys\u003c\/i\u003e--the panoramic, deeply affecting story of an iconic novelist, two interconnected families, and the heartbreaking truths that fiction can hide. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLook for special features inside. Join the Random House Reader's Circle for author chats and more.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe funeral of Charles Henry Topping on Manhattan's Upper East Side would have been a minor affair (his two-hundred-word obit in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times \u003c\/i\u003enotwithstanding) but for the presence of one particular mourner: the notoriously reclusive author A. N. Dyer, whose novel \u003ci\u003eAmpersand\u003c\/i\u003e stands as a classic of American teenage angst. But as Andrew Newbold Dyer delivers the eulogy for his oldest friend, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ehe suffers a breakdown over the life he's led and the people he's hurt and the novel that will forever endure as his legacy. He must gather his three sons for the first time in many years--before it's too late. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e So begins a wild, transformative, heartbreaking week, as witnessed by Philip Topping, who, like his late father, finds himself caught up in the swirl of the Dyer family. First there's son Richard, a struggling screenwriter and father, returning from self-imposed exile in California. In the middle lingers Jamie, settled in Brooklyn after his twenty-year mission of making documentaries about human suffering. And last is Andy, the half brother whose mysterious birth tore the Dyers apart seventeen years ago, now in New York on spring break, determined to lose his virginity before returning to the prestigious New England boarding school that inspired \u003ci\u003eAmpersand\u003c\/i\u003e. But only when the real purpose of this reunion comes to light do these sons realize just how much is at stake, not only for their father but for themselves and three generations of their family. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this daring feat of fiction, David Gilbert establishes himself as one of our most original, entertaining, and insightful authors. \u003ci\u003e\u0026amp; Sons\u003c\/i\u003e is that rarest of treasures: a startlingly imaginative novel about families and how they define us, and the choices we make when faced with our own mortality. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER - A \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eEDITORS' CHOICE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"Big, brilliant, and terrifically funny.\"\u003cb\u003e--Jess Walter, author of \u003ci\u003eBeautiful Ruins\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Extraordinary.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Smart and savage . . . Seductive and ripe with both comedy and heartbreak,  \u003ci\u003e\u0026amp; Sons\u003c\/i\u003e] made me reconsider my stance on . . . the term 'instant classic.'\"\u003cb\u003e--NPR\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A big, ambitious book about fathers and sons, Oedipal envy and sibling rivalry, and the dynamics between art and life . . .  \u003ci\u003e\u0026amp; Sons\u003c\/i\u003e] does a wonderful job of conjuring up its characters' memories . . . in layered, almost Proustian detail.\"\u003cb\u003e--Michiko Kakutani, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \" A] smart, engrossing saga . . . Perfect for fans of Jonathan Franzen or Claire Messud.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--Entertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Audacious . . .  one of the year's] most dazzlingly smart, fully realized works of fiction.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Gilbert\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the story collection \u003ci\u003eRemote Feed\u003c\/i\u003e and the novel \u003ci\u003eThe Normals\u003c\/i\u003e. His stories have appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker, Harper's, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eGQ, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eBomb\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in New York with his wife and three children.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 480\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.05 x 7.93 x 5.26 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 27, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43340879593561,"sku":"9780812984354","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0736\/6465\/9545\/files\/aoPSz8cNy69780812984354.webp?v=1779448186","url":"https:\/\/warrenssanctuaryofthemind.myshopify.com\/products\/sons-paperback","provider":"Warren's sanctuary of the mind","version":"1.0","type":"link"}