{"product_id":"2940170292516","title":"Twain \u0026 Stanley Enter Paradise","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003e\"Editor's Choice\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair \u003c\/i\u003e\"Best Book for History Buffs\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn Amazon Best Book of November 2015\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eA David Baldacci Top Pick for Fall 2015\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe \u003c\/i\u003eFall 2015 Pick\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn EW.com Blockbuster Novel Pick\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003eNewsday\u003c\/i\u003e's \"20 Best Books to Read this Fall\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003eMen's Journal's \"\u003c\/i\u003e7 Best Books of November\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eTWAIN amp; STANLEY ENTER PARADISE, by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Oscar Hijuelos, is a luminous work of fiction inspired by the real-life, 37-year friendship between two towering figures of the late nineteenth century, famed writer and humorist Mark Twain and legendary explorer Sir Henry Morton Stanley.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e Hijuelos was fascinated by the Twain-Stanley connection and eventually began researching and writing a novel that used the scant historical record of their relationship as a starting point for a more detailed fictional account. It was a labor of love for Hijuelos, who worked on the project for more than ten years, publishing other novels along the way but always returning to Twain and Stanley; indeed, he was still revising the manuscript the day before his sudden passing in 2013.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e The resulting novel is a richly woven tapestry of people and events that is unique among the author's works, both in theme and structure. Hijuelos ingeniously blends correspondence, memoir, and third-person omniscience to explore the intersection of these Victorian giants in a long vanished world.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e From their early days as journalists in the American West, to their admiration and support of each other's writing, their mutual hatred of slavery, their social life together in the dazzling literary circles of the period, and even a mysterious journey to Cuba to search for Stanley's adoptive father, TWAIN amp; STANLEY ENTER PARADISE superbly channels two vibrant but very different figures. It is also a study of Twain's complex bond with Mrs. Stanley, the bohemian portrait artist Dorothy Tennant, who introduces Twain and his wife to the world of séances and mediums after the tragic death of their daughter. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e A compelling and deeply felt historical fantasia that utilizes the full range of Hijuelos' gifts, TWAIN amp; STANLEY ENTER PARADISE stands as an unforgettable coda to a brilliant writing career.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Audio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47100589179120,"sku":"2940170292516","price":27.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170292516_p0.jpg?v=1763795088","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170292516","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}