{"product_id":"9780594678977","title":"Lizzie's War","description":"A stunning new novel from the author of the beloved \u003ci\u003eThe Monk Downstairs\u003c\/i\u003e —hailed by critics and readers alike as \"captivating\" and \"enthralling\" (—\u003ci\u003eBooks \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/i\u003e) and \"tender [and] witty\" (—\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e).  \u003cp\u003e   Elizabeth O'Reilly, the wife of a career Marine Corps officer and mother of four children (with one on the way), finds herself at odds with just about everything in her life. Having seen her husband off to Vietnam, she's left to contend with her own desires and yearnings —trying to care for her children while longing to pick up the theater career she abandoned for the demands of motherhood.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Liz finds solace in a friendship with Father Ezekiel Germaine, a war veteran and eccentric priest with an appreciation for irony, and in the wary camaraderie of Betty Simmons, another military housewife, whose cocktails help Liz take the edge off.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  While Liz struggles with the vicissitudes of life on the home front, her husband, Captain Michael O'Reilly, commands an infantry company in Vietnam. Mike has no illusions about the glamour and glory of war; he is a man who understands the meaning of fighting for his country and has made his peace with it for better and for worse.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  In the end, though, it is Lizzie's war. And it is Liz O'Reilly, a complex woman wrestling with conflicting commitments, loyalties, and sympathies, who is the heart of the novel. Beginning with the Detroit riots in the summer of 1967 and ending on Labor Day weekend, 1968, \u003ci\u003eLizzie's War\u003c\/i\u003e is a vivid chronology of that watershed time in America intertwined with the personal histories of the O'Reilly family. Portraying the ravages of war as well as the dark humor of a soldier navigating life in the trenches, the clash of a mother's everyday duties with her unspoken desires, and the age-old conflict between God and humanity, \u003ci\u003eLizzie's War\u003c\/i\u003e is an unforgettable family epic. What also emerges is a genuine love story. Liz O'Reilly and her unexpected war will linger long after the last page is turned.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47009513373936,"sku":"9780594678977","price":4.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780594678977_p0.jpg?v=1763785442","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780594678977","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}