{"product_id":"the-boys-katie-hafner-9781954118348","title":"The Boys","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Hafner's taut and utterly delightful debut is a novel of multitudes. . . . What a wonder of storytelling.\"--Weike Wang, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Editor's Choice * \u003ci\u003eGood Morning America\u003c\/i\u003e Reading Pick * \u003ci\u003eLitHub\u003c\/i\u003e Most Anticipated Book * \u003ci\u003eChristian Science Monitor\u003c\/i\u003e Summer Reading Pick\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA delicious summer read filled with humor and surprise for readers of Anne Tyler and Kevin Wilson.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen introverted Ethan Fawcett marries fun-loving Barb, so comfortable in the world, he has every reason to believe he will be delivered from a lifetime of solitude. She fills his world with a sense of adventure, expanding his horizons beyond his comfortable routine. To ease Ethan's fears of becoming a father, Barb suggests they foster two young brothers, Tommy and Sam, and Ethan immediately falls in love with the boys.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the pandemic hits, he becomes obsessed with providing a perfect life for them. But instead of bringing Barb and Ethan closer together, the boys become a wedge in their relationship, as Ethan is unable to share with Barb a secret that has been haunting him since childhood. Then Ethan takes Tommy and Sam on a biking trip in Italy, and it becomes clear just how unusual Ethan and his boys are.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Katie Hafner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1954118341\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781954118348\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Spiegel \u0026amp; Grau\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/02\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.62lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.80d","brand":"Katie Hafner","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44075048501503,"sku":"9781954118348","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7149a763-bacb-419f-87a6-3d7e0251e64e.jpg?v=1685457306","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-boys-katie-hafner-9781954118348","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}