{"product_id":"something-to-be-desired-thomas-mcguane-9780394731568","title":"Something to Be Desired","description":"\u003cb\u003eA funny, rueful, and beautifully rendered portrait of American manhood on the rocks from the highly acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eCloudbursts\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNinety-two in the Shade\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In life Lucien Taylor has made several mistakes, but the two most grievous are as follows: leaving his wife and son to take up with his old flame, Emily; and putting up Emily's bail when she is arrested for murder. The upshot is that Lucien is left stranded in Montana, with a malodorous hot spring and a squandered sense of purpose. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs told by Thomas McGuane, Lucien's attempt to recoup his losses makes for a book that says volumes about the lives of dogs and falcons, the yearnings of sons for fathers, and the skeptical truce that men and women sometimes reach when they get tired of fighting.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas McGuane\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0394731565\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780394731568\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/12\/1985\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 188\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.54lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.66h x 5.50w x 0.45d","brand":"Thomas McGuane","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43992978358527,"sku":"9780394731568","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1636ba29-330d-4377-b260-20392d98ac46.jpg?v=1683321855","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/something-to-be-desired-thomas-mcguane-9780394731568","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}