{"product_id":"9780983294467","title":"The Burning House","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Burning House\u003c\/i\u003e is an achingly lovely novel about the things that bind us together in this life and the things that pull us apart.  Paul Lisicky has an extraordinary gift for exploring emotional nuance and the rhythms of desire. With this book he yet again asserts himself as one of the select writers who continues to teach me about the complexities of the human heart.\"—Robert Olen Butler\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe new house ate up every square foot of its lot. Copper roofing, copper flashing, copper downspouts: every last detail crying out, notice me, notice me, keep up with me. Exactly the kind of house Joan would have despised, with good reason.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this captivating family saga, narrator Isidore Mirsky finds his close-knit family and community suddenly coming apart. Facing the illness of family members and the loss of homes in a recession-plagued urban town, he also contends with an overwhelming new desire—his feelings for his wife's sister. \u003ci\u003eThe Burning House\u003c\/i\u003e finds its narrator at his most vulnerable, and explores what it means to be a good man amidst chaos.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul Lisicky\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eLawnboy\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFamous Builder\u003c\/i\u003e. Lisicky maintains a highly active schedule with readings and book signings, and connects with his readership through Facebook and his blog. He lives in New York City and on the east end of Long Island, and teaches at New York University. A collection of short prose pieces, \u003ci\u003eUnbuilt Projects\u003c\/i\u003e, is forthcoming in 2012.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Etruscan Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47120508322032,"sku":"9780983294467","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780983294467_p0.jpg?v=1763890356","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780983294467","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}