{"product_id":"9781922079916","title":"Joyful","description":"\u003cp\u003e'Ravishing, compelling prose...It's a strangely funny, compelling, and sad novel, the beauty of which is found in searching for what remains once beauty has disappeared.'—Bookslut\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A story about redemption and negotiating a place of peace inside despair.\"— \u003ci\u003eSaturday Paper\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A pleasure to read.\"— \u003ci\u003eWeekend Australian\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLeon is a man free of sexual desire. Nonetheless he adores his wife, and when she becomes ill and dies he is completely shattered. Then he discovers her correspondence with an unknown lover, and his suffering veers towards madness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this extraordinary comedy of grief, Robert Hillman evokes his characters, from the merely unconventional to the frankly deranged, with kindness, grace, and wit. \u003ci\u003eJoyful\u003c\/i\u003e is a gift that will leave the reader deeply moved and filled with delight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Text Publishing Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47050548183280,"sku":"9781922079916","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781922079916_p0.jpg?v=1763633078","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781922079916","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}