{"product_id":"book-bktv","title":"A Perfect Universe","description":"\u003cp\u003eScott O'Connor's novels have been hailed as \"astonishing\" (\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e), and \"so insistently stirring, you want to lean in close to catch every word\" (\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e). Now, from the author of \u003ci\u003eUntouchable\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHalf World\u003c\/i\u003e comes \u003ci\u003eA Perfect Universe\u003c\/i\u003e, a piercingly emotional cycle of stories in the tradition of Jennifer Egan's \u003ci\u003eA Visit from the Goon Squad\u003c\/i\u003e and Annie Proulx's \u003ci\u003eClose Range\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWelcome to the often-overlooked corners of sun-bleached Los Angeles, where a teenaged bicycle thief searches for a kidnapped boy, a young musician emerges as the lone survivor of a building collapse, and an aging actor faces the erasure of his past. There, far from the Hollywood spotlight, we also meet two sisters locked in a destructive cycle of memory and illness, coffee-shop regulars whose lives are torn apart by a stunning moment of violence, and the desperate, fraudulent writer whose fictions connect these unforgettable characters in subtle and surprising ways.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSharply observed, exhilaratingly paced, and beautifully written, \u003ci\u003eA Perfect Universe\u003c\/i\u003e is a masterful exploration of growing up and growing old, loss and longing, identity and deception, and the search for redemption, humanity, and grace.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blackstone Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49294567178544,"sku":"BDbktv","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49294567244080,"sku":"ZEbktv","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio MP3-CD","offer_id":49294567276848,"sku":"ZMbktv","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/bktv-Square-cover.jpg?v=1775784993","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-bktv","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}