{"product_id":"9781934137123","title":"Tinkers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePulitzer Prize Winner and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“There are few perfect debut American novels. . . . To this list ought to be added Paul Harding’s devastating first book, \u003ci\u003eTinkers.\u003c\/i\u003e . . . Harding has written a masterpiece.” —\u003cb\u003eNPR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“In Paul Harding’s stunning first novel, we find what readers, writers and reviewers live for.” —\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eTinkers\u003c\/i\u003e is truly remarkable.” —\u003cb\u003eMarilynne Robinson\u003c\/b\u003e, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eHome, Gilead,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHousekeeping\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn old man lies dying. Propped up in his living room and surrounded by his children and grandchildren, George Washington Crosby drifts in and out of consciousness, back to the wonder and pain of his impoverished childhood in Maine. As the clock repairer’s time winds down, his memories intertwine with those of his father, an epileptic, itinerant peddler and his grandfather, a Methodist preacher beset by madness. At once heartbreaking and life affirming, \u003ci\u003eTinkers\u003c\/i\u003e is an elegiac meditation on love, loss, illness, faith, and the fierce beauty of nature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul Harding\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of two novels about multiple generations of a New England family: the Pulitzer Prize-winning \u003ci\u003eTinkers\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEnon.\u003c\/i\u003e He has taught at the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, Harvard University, and Grinnell College. He now lives in Massachusetts with his wife and two sons.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bellevue Literary Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47053262455024,"sku":"9781934137123","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781934137123_p0.jpg?v=1763641001","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781934137123","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}