{"product_id":"river-under-the-road-9780062660060","title":"River Under the Road","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the bestselling, critically acclaimed author of \u003cem\u003eMan in the Woods\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eEndless Love\u003c\/em\u003e, a stunning, stinging portrait of class and creativity-and the double-edged sword of success\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThirteen parties over the course of two decades-an opium infused barbeque, a reception for a doomed presidential candidate, a fund-raiser for a blind child who speaks in tongues, a visit to one of New York's fabled sex clubs-brilliantly reveal the lives of two couples, one hoping to be admitted to the kingdom of Art, the other hoping for a small share of the American dream, both driven by forces of history they rarely perceive or acknowledge. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThaddeus Kaufman, the son of booksellers, and Grace Cornell, raised in a basement apartment she longs to escape, meet at a neighborhood art fair in Chicago. Soon after, they head to New York, aloft on the wings of young love. Jennings Stratton, the son of a caretaker, and Muriel Sanchez, the daughter of a cop, meet in a house he is refurbishing in New Mexico, and they, too, head for the big city. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a vast Hudson River estate, the lives of the two couples ultimately intertwine. Thaddeus has made it big in an unexpected way, setting off a chain reaction of envy among his friends and peers and forever changing the dynamic of his marriage with Grace, for whom success has been elusive, and art, once a source of solace, has become a font of bitterness. And Jennings, hoping to transcend his reputation as the local Casanova, a man suited only for menial tasks, has ventured into a cycle of theft and betrayal that threatens to destroy the fragile life of his family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFunny and cutting, affecting and expansive, \u003cem\u003eRiver Under the Road\u003c\/em\u003e is Scott Spencer's masterpiece of all that lies beneath our everyday lives-a story about the pursuit of love, art, and money, and the inevitable reckoning that awaits us all. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Scott Spencer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e HarperCollins Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/26\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062660060\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSpencer, Scott:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScott Spencer\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of twelve novels, including \u003cem\u003eEndless Love\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eWaking the Dead\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eA Ship Made of Paper\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eWilling\u003c\/em\u003e. He has taught at Columbia University, the Iowa Writers' Workshop, Williams College, the University of Virginia, and at Eastern Correctional Facility as part of the Bard Prison Initiative. He lives in upstate New York.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40234694377587,"sku":"9.78006E+12","price":17.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_ac4ebca5-43a6-4169-b6ad-6260d34eb762.jpg?v=1657026602","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/river-under-the-road-9780062660060","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}