{"product_id":"9781555847906","title":"Everyday People","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis novel of Pittsburgh, by the author of \u003ci\u003eLast Night at the Lobster\u003c\/i\u003e, “celebrates the lives of everyday people in an extraordinary way” (\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Pittsburgh, 1998: Chris “Crest” Tolbert is eighteen years old, a soon-to-be father, and partially paralyzed after an accident that left his best friend dead. As he navigates the challenges of new fatherhood and life as a paraplegic, Crest must also negotiate his relationships with his born-again brother and his father, who has been cheating on Crest’s mother with a younger man.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eEveryday People\u003c\/i\u003e, acclaimed novelist Stewart O’Nan offers a multifaceted portrait of Crest and of East Liberty, the African American neighborhood he calls home. The result is “a living, breathing history lesson that brings together a set of compelling voices that make real and immediate the ups and downs of a black urban community” (\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Like Sherwood Anderson’s \u003ci\u003eWinesburg\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e Ohio\u003c\/i\u003e or Gloria Naylor’s \u003ci\u003eWomen of Brewster Place\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEveryday People\u003c\/i\u003e weaves its tale elliptically. . . . O’Nan creates vivid interior worlds, evoking conflicts and joys with astonishing grace and agility.” —\u003ci\u003ePittsburgh Post-Gazette\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Grove\/Atlantic, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47133374873840,"sku":"9781555847906","price":11.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781555847906_p0.jpg?v=1763754054","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781555847906","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}