{"product_id":"fathers-day-9780062408952","title":"Father's Day","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Van Booy's great triumph comes in using a family secret to underscore the message that family is as much a choice as a blood tie. Although any reader will find something to love here, someone who has benefited from a perfectly imperfect family will wear the widest smile. This little book with a big heart is suitable not just for Father's Day, but for any day.\" -- \u003cem\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen devastating news shatters the life of six-year-old Harvey, she finds herself in the care of a veteran social worker, Wanda, and alone in the world save for one relative she has never met--a disabled felon, haunted by a violent past he can't escape.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMoving between past and present, \u003cem\u003eFather's Day\u003c\/em\u003e weaves together the story of Harvey's childhood on Long Island and her life as a young woman in Paris. Written in raw, spare prose that personifies the characters, this novel is the journey of two people searching for a future in the ruin of their past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFather's Day\u003c\/em\u003e is a meditation on the quiet, sublime power of compassion, and the beauty of simple, everyday things--a breakthrough work from one of our most gifted chroniclers of the human heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon Van Booy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/25\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.30w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062408952\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVan Booy, Simon:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSimon Van Booy is the author of two novels and two collections of short stories, including \u003cem\u003eThe Secret Lives of People in Love\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eLove Begins in Winter\u003c\/em\u003e, which won the Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award. He is the editor of three philosophy books and has written for \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/em\u003e, NPR, and the BBC. His work has been translated into fourteen languages. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife and daughter.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":41179285094515,"sku":"9.78006E+12","price":22.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_8dda3114-2098-4311-9dd2-e0603e661d43.jpg?v=1703607120","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/fathers-day-9780062408952","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}