{"product_id":"9780062232687","title":"The Eighth Day","description":"\u003cp\u003eThornton Wilder’s renowned 1967 National Book Award–winning novel features a foreword by John Updike and an afterword by Tappan Wilder, who draws on such unique sources as Wilder’s unpublished letters, handwritten annotations in the margins of the book, and other illuminating documentary material.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1962 and 1963, Thornton Wilder spent twenty months in hibernation, away from family and friends, in the town of Douglas, Arizona. While there, he launched \u003cem\u003eThe Eighth Day\u003c\/em\u003e, a tale set in a mining town in southern Illinois about two families blasted apart by the apparent murder of one father by the other. The miraculous escape of the accused killer, John Ashley, on the eve of his execution and his flight to freedom triggers a powerful story tracing the fate of his and the victim’s wife and children.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt once a murder mystery and a philosophical story, \u003cem\u003eThe Eighth Day\u003c\/em\u003e is a “suspenseful and deeply moving” (\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e) work of classic stature that has been hailed as a great American epic.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47077963858160,"sku":"9780062232687","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780062232687_p0.jpg?v=1763629147","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780062232687","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}