{"product_id":"at-the-center-of-things-james-wells-9798297854161","title":"At the Center of Things","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Novel of Longing, Liminal Lives, and Suburban Trivialities\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a quiet neighborhood stitched together by book clubs and tennis matches, lawyer Harold Fenton begins to feel the edges of his life fray. His marriage is cordial but faded, his routines well-worn, and the spark of connection flickers dangerously close to ash. But when a neighbor's vividness and magnetism catches him, Harold is pulled into the gentle undertow of possibility, regret, and emotional trespass. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTold in rich, introspective prose with heartbreaking clarity, \u003ci\u003eAt the Center of Things\u003c\/i\u003e charts one man's reckoning with middle age, marriage, and the complex architecture of yearning. This is not a tale of adultery, but one of attention-of who we see, and who sees us in return. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePerfect for readers of Elizabeth Strout, John Cheever, or Kent Haruf, this short novel is a meditation on desire quietly kindled and the quiet heroism of choosing to stay.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James Wells\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798297854161\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/13\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.26lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.19d","brand":"James Wells","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48801103675647,"sku":"9798297854161","price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/at-the-center-of-things-james-wells-9798297854161","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}