{"product_id":"a-better-angel-chris-adrian-9780312428532","title":"A Better Angel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW\u003c\/i\u003e NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW \u003c\/i\u003eEDITORS' CHOICE\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this inventive collection of stories, Chris Adrian treads the terrain of human suffering--illness, regret, mourning, sympathy--in the most unusual ways. A bereaved twin starts a friendship with a homicidal fifth grader in the hope that she can somehow lead him back to his dead brother. A boy tries to contact the spirit of his dead father and finds himself talking to the Devil instead. A ne'er-do-well pediatrician returns home to take care of his dying father, all the while under the scrutiny of an easily-disappointed heavenly agent. With \u003ci\u003eA Better Angel\u003c\/i\u003e's cast of living and dead characters, at once otherworldly and painfully human, Adrian has created a haunting work of spectral beauty and wit.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Chris Adrian\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0312428537\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780312428532\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martins Press-3PL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/21\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.88h x 4.98w x 0.63d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2009","brand":"Chris Adrian","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43913664168191,"sku":"9780312428532","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_50506425-2f40-4cca-aa21-7ec04f890473.jpg?v=1680621616","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-better-angel-chris-adrian-9780312428532","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}