{"product_id":"9781938849169","title":"All the Happiness You Deserve","description":"“[A] wonderful read . . . delivered with a holism evocative of a John Irving novel.\u003cbr\u003eBeautifully written and deeply rewarding.” —\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Brilliant . . . Michael Piafsky is a word wizard . . . with prose so dramatic and suspenseful that the book becomes impossible to put down.” —\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeWord Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Beautifully rendered. . . .Piafsky writes with precision, finding meaning, and even beauty, in both the mundane and dramatic elements of an ordinary life.” —\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Unbound\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis dazzling debut novel follows its midwestern narrator from childhood to old age as he examines the touchpoints and transitions that define a life. Scotty’s languorous journey takes him through the pivotal experiences common to so many American men: a middle-class childhood, college, marriage, fatherhood, cross-country moves, business success and failure, and aging. Piafsky frames his story with Tarot images that speak to the disconnectedness of society and the perplexing isolation of the human condition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Piafsky\u003c\/b\u003e is the director of creative writing at Spring Hill College in Alabama and a former editor of the \u003ci\u003eMissouri Review.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eAll the Happiness You Deserve\u003c\/i\u003e is his first novel.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Turner Publishing Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47151634120944,"sku":"9781938849169","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781938849169_p0.jpg?v=1763664564","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781938849169","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}