{"product_id":"9781590518298","title":"To the Back of Beyond: A Novel","description":"\u003cb\u003eMan Booker Prize nominee Peter Stamm explores in his sixth novel what it means to be in the middle of nowhere, in mind and in body.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHappily married with two children and a comfortable home in a Swiss town, Thomas and Astrid enjoy a glass of wine in their garden on a night like any other. Called back to the house by their son's cries, Astrid goes inside, expecting her husband to join her in a bit. But Thomas gets up and, after a brief moment of hesitation, opens the gate and walks out. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNo longer bound by the ties of his everyday life--family, friends, work--Thomas begins a winding trek across the countryside, exposed as never before to the Alpine winter. At home, Astrid wonders where he's gone, when he'll come back, whether he's still alive. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFollowing Thomas and Astrid on their separate paths,\u003ci\u003e To the Back of Beyond \u003c\/i\u003ebecomes ultimately a meditation on the limits of freedom and on the craving to be wanted.","brand":"Other Press, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47138006630640,"sku":"9781590518298","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781590518298_p0.jpg?v=1763806440","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781590518298","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}