{"product_id":"a-good-house-paperback","title":"A Good House - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBonnie Burnard\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Good House\u003c\/i\u003e begins in 1949 in Stonebrook, Ontario, home to the Chambers family. The postwar boom and hope for the future color every facet of life: the possibilities seem limitless for Bill, his wife Sylvia, and their three children. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the fifty years that follow, the possibilities narrow. Sylvia's untimely death marks her family indelibly but in ways only time will reveal. Paul's perfect marriage yields an imperfect child. Daphne unabashedly follows an unconventional path, while Patrick discovers that his happiness requires a series of compromises. Bill confronts the onset of old age less gracefully than anticipated, and throughout, his second wife, Margaret, remains, surprisingly, the family anchor. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis extraordinarily moving and beautifully crafted first novel was a number one bestseller in Canada where it won one of the country's most prestigious literary awards, the Giller Prize, in 1999.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA resident of London, Ontario, \u003cb\u003eBonnie Burnard\u003c\/b\u003e is also the author of two award-winning story collections. \u003ci\u003eA Good House\u003c\/i\u003e is her first book to be published in the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 05, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42134464462983,"sku":"9780312420321","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/f9634ff86e296deddc3e4dd6a2b73537.webp?v=1732642035","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/a-good-house-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}