{"product_id":"9781101630747","title":"The Empty Chair: Two Novellas","description":"Composed of two companion novellas, \u003ci\u003eThe Empty Chair\u003c\/i\u003e is a profound, heart-wrenching piece of spiritual storytelling from Bruce Wagner, the internationally acclaimed author of such novels as \u003ci\u003eDead Stars, I’m Losing You \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Force Majeure.\u003c\/i\u003e In \u003ci\u003eFirst Guru\u003c\/i\u003e, a fictional Wagner narrates the tale of a Buddhist living in Big Sur, who achieves enlightenment in the horrific aftermath of his child’s suicide. In \u003ci\u003eSecond Guru\u003c\/i\u003e, Queenie, an aging wild child, returns to India to complete the spiritual journey of her youth. Told in ravaged, sensuous detail to the author-narrator by two strangers on opposite sides of the country, years apart from each other, both stories illuminate the random, chaotic nature of human suffering and the miraculous strength of the human spirit. A deeply affecting and meditative reading experience, \u003ci\u003eThe Empty Chair\u003c\/i\u003e is an exquisitely rendered, thought-provoking, and humbling new work.","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47112149926128,"sku":"9781101630747","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781101630747_p0.jpg?v=1763689436","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781101630747","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}