{"product_id":"9780802170620","title":"This Is How","description":"M. J. Hyland is the award winning and Man Booker shortlisted author of \u003ci\u003eCarry Me Down\u003c\/i\u003e. Her third novel, \u003ci\u003eThis Is How\u003c\/i\u003e, is a psychologically probing and deeply moving account of a man at odds with the world. Patrick Oxtoby is a perpetual outsider longing to find his niche. When his fiancé breaks off their engagement, Patrick leaves home and moves to a remote seaside village. In spite of his hopes for a new and better life, Patrick struggles to fit in or make the right impression. He can’t shake the feeling that his new friends are con­spiring against him, further fracturing his already fragile personality and prompting him to take a course of action that permanently alters the course of his life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis Is How\u003c\/i\u003e is a mesmerizing and meticulously drawn portrait of a man whose unease in the world as it is leads to his tragic undoing. With breathtaking wisdom and astute insight into the human mind, Hyland’s latest is a masterpiece that arouses horror and sympathy in equal measure.","brand":"Canongate U.S.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47026236489968,"sku":"9780802170620","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780802170620_p0.jpg?v=1769906642","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780802170620","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}