{"product_id":"9781460330494","title":"The Fragile World","description":"From the author of stunning debut The Mourning Hours comes a powerful new novel that explores every parent's worst nightmare… \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Kaufmans have always considered themselves a normal, happy family. Curtis is a physics teacher at a local high school. His wife, Kathleen, restores furniture for upscale boutiques. Daniel is away at college on a prestigious music scholarship, and twelve-year-old Olivia is a happy-go-lucky kid whose biggest concern is passing her next math test. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd then comes the middle-of-the-night phone call that changes everything. Daniel has been killed in what the police are calling a \"freak\" road accident, and the remaining Kaufmans are left to flounder in their grief. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe anguish of Daniel's death is isolating, and it's not long before this once-perfect family finds itself falling apart. As time passes and the wound refuses to heal, Curtis becomes obsessed with the idea of revenge, a growing mania that leads him to pack up his life and his anxious teenage daughter and set out on a collision course to right a wrong. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn emotionally charged novel, The Fragile World is a journey through America's heartland and a family's brightest and darkest moments, exploring the devastating pain of losing a child and the beauty of finding the way back to hope. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Heart-stopping. A gripping read that delivers a beautiful reminder of the resilience of love.\" —Karen Brown, author of The Longings of Wayward Girls","brand":"MIRA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47124458766576,"sku":"9781460330494","price":5.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781460330494_p0.jpg?v=1769887499","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781460330494","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}