{"product_id":"2940170768714","title":"Truth in Advertising: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eA wickedly funny, honest, and poignant debut novel in the spirit of \u003ci\u003eThen We Came to the End \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThis Is Where I Leave You \u003c\/i\u003eabout the absurdity of corporate life, the complications of love, and the meaning of family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFinbar Dolan is lost and lonely. Except he doesn't know it. Despite escaping his blue-collar Boston upbringing to carve out a mildly successful career at a Madison Avenue ad agency, he's a bit of a mess and closing in on forty. He's recently called off a wedding. Now, a few days before Christmas, he's forced to cancel a long-postponed vacation in order to write, produce, and edit a Superbowl commercial for his diaper account in record time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Fortunately, it gets worse. He learns that his long-estranged and once-abusive father has fallen ill. And that neither of his brothers or his sister intend to visit. It's a wake-up call for Fin to re-evaluate the choices he's made, admit that he's falling for his co-worker Phoebe, question the importance of diapers in his life, and finally tell the truth about his life and his past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst-time novelist John Kenney, a regular \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e contributor, mines his own advertising background to weave spot-on, compelling insider detail into a hilarious, insightful, at times sardonic, and ultimately moving debut.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Simon amp; Schuster audio production.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47115586994416,"sku":"2940170768714","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170768714_p0.jpg?v=1763716808","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170768714","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}