{"product_id":"9780307269034","title":"The Bascombe Novels","description":"\u003cp\u003eA trilogy of brilliant novels—\u003ci\u003eThe Sportswriter\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIndependence Day\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Lay of the Land\u003c\/i\u003e—that charts the life and times of one of the most beloved and enduring characters in modern fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen we meet Frank Bascombe in \u003ci\u003eThe Sportswriter\u003c\/i\u003e, his unguarded voice instantly wins us over and pulls us into a life that has been irrevocably changed—by the loss of a marriage, a career, a child. We then follow Frank, ever laconic and observant, through \u003ci\u003eIndependence Day \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Lay of the Land\u003c\/i\u003e, witnessing his fortune’s rise and his family’s fragmentation. With finely honed prose and an eye that captures the most subtle nuances of the human condition—all its pathos and beauty and strangeness—Ford transforms this ordinary man’s life into a riveting, moving parable of life in America today.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47012459872496,"sku":"9780307269034","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780307269034_p0.jpg?v=1763671566","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780307269034","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}