{"product_id":"9780553096422","title":"Love and Sleep","description":" From John Crowley, author of \u003ci\u003eLittle,  Big\u003c\/i\u003e, comes a major work of American magic  realism set in the same realm of infinite possibility  as his critically acclaimed \u003ci\u003eEgypt (a New  York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \"notable Book\" for  1987). \u003ci\u003eLove\u003c\/i\u003e \u0026amp;  \u003ci\u003eSleep\u003c\/i\u003e revolves around Pierce Moffett, who as a  boy was no stranger to magic, scratching the surface  of ordinary life to find something glittering and  strange underneath. For most children, these  revelations fade with time, but for the adult Pierce —  struggling to retain the youthful vision and  innocence of childhood — the search for the hidden  history of the world is just beginning. An eloquent  treatise on the secrets of life,  \u003ci\u003eLove\u003c\/i\u003e \u0026amp; \u003ci\u003eSleep\u003c\/i\u003e proves  Crowley to be one of American literature's most original  and valuable treasures. \u003cp\u003e \"John  Crowley is an abundantly gifted writer, a scholar whose  passion for history is matched by his ability to  write a graceful sentence.\" — \u003ci\u003eNew  York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  \"Crowley is generous, obsessed, fascinating,  gripping. Really, I think Crowley is so good that he has  left everybody else in the dust.\" —  \u003ci\u003ePeter Straub\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"A master of  language, plot and characterization, Crowley  triumphs in this occult and Herrnetic tale, at once  naturalistically persuasive and uncannily visionary.  \u003ci\u003eLove \u0026amp; Sleep\u003c\/i\u003e rewards endless  rereading, as does \u003ci\u003eLittle, Big\u003c\/i\u003e.\"  — Harold Bloom, author of  \u003ci\u003eThe Book Of J.\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47012563157232,"sku":"9780553096422","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780553096422_p0.gif?v=1763717777","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780553096422","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}