{"product_id":"9781398532779","title":"The Burgess Boys","description":"Author: Elizabeth Strout\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781398532779\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Scribner UK\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 30 Oct 2024\u003cbr\u003ePages: 400 Format: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of \u003ci\u003eTell Me Everything\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMy Name is Lucy Barton\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOlive Kitteridge\u003c\/i\u003e: a gorgeous new edition of Elizabeth Strout's celebrated novel \u003ci\u003eThe Burgess Boys\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n Haunted by the freak accident that killed their father when they were children, Jim and Bob Burgess escaped from their Maine hometown for New York as soon as they could. Jim, a successful corporate lawyer, has belittled his bighearted brother their whole lives, something that Bob, a legal aid attorney who idolises Jim, has always taken in his stride.\u003cbr\u003e\n\n  \u003cbr\u003e\n\n But when their sister desperately calls them back home to Shirley Falls to help her teenage son out of trouble, long-buried tensions begin to surface in unexpected ways that will change them forever.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n A stunning story about the tragedies and triumphs of two brothers, from the bestselling author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning \u003ci\u003eOlive Kitteridge\u003c\/i\u003e. Exploring the ties that bind us to family and home, this novel will resonate with readers long after they turn the final page.\u003cbr\u003e\n\n  \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePraise for Elizabeth \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eStrout\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n ‘Astonishingly good’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n 'So good it gave me goosebumps’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n ‘Strout animates the ordinary with astonishing force’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n 'A superbly gifted storyteller and a craftswoman in a league of her own'\u003cb\u003e Hilary Mantel\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46658471362718,"sku":"HPC-9781398532779","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781398532779.jpg?v=1774926648","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781398532779","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}