{"product_id":"book-dn3d","title":"Less (Winner of the Pulitzer Prize): Booktrack Edition","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA struggling novelist travels the world to avoid an awkward wedding in this hilarious Pulitzer Prize-winning novel full of \"arresting lyricism and beauty\" (The \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLess: Booktrack Edition\u003c\/i\u003e adds an immersive musical soundtrack to your audiobook listening experience!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWinner of the Pulitzer Prize\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNational Bestseller\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book of 2017\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA \u003ci\u003eWashington Post \u003c\/i\u003eTop Ten Book of 2017\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e Top Ten Book of 2017\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLonglisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence, the Lambda Award, and the California Book Award\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWho says you can't run away from your problems? You are a failed novelist about to turn fifty. A wedding invitation arrives in the mail: your boyfriend of the past nine years is engaged to someone else. You can't say yes—it would be too awkward—and you can't say no—it would look like defeat. On your desk are a series of invitations to half-baked literary events around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eQUESTION: \u003c\/b\u003eHow do you arrange to skip town?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eANSWER\u003c\/b\u003e: You accept them all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat would possibly go wrong?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArthur Less will almost fall in love in Paris, almost fall to his death in Berlin, barely escape to a Moroccan ski chalet from a Saharan sandstorm, accidentally book himself as the (only) writer-in-residence at a Christian Retreat Center in Southern India, and encounter, on a desert island in the Arabian Sea, the last person on Earth he wants to face. Somewhere in there: he will turn fifty. Through it all, there is his first love. And there is his last.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBecause, despite all these mishaps, missteps, misunderstandings and mistakes, \u003ci\u003eLess\u003c\/i\u003e is, above all, a love story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBooktrack is an immersive format that pairs traditional audiobook narration to complementary music. The tempo and rhythm of the score are in perfect harmony with the action and characters throughout the audiobook. Gently playing in the background, the music never overpowers or distracts from the narration, so listeners can enjoy every minute. When you purchase this Booktrack edition, you receive the exact narration as the traditional audiobook available, with the addition of music throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49349145067824,"sku":"BDdn3d","price":29.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/148336-dn3d-Square.jpg?v=1734242457","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-dn3d","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}