{"product_id":"book-gm67","title":"The Disappeared","description":"\u003cb\u003eA collection of stories that trace the threads of loss and displacement running through all our lives, by the acclaimed, award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Theory of Light and Matter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“What a beautiful book about the profound mystery of ordinary life.” —Alix Ohlin, author of \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eWe Want What We Want\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA husband and wife hear a mysterious bump in the night. A father mourns the closeness he has lost with his son. A friendship with a married couple turns into a dangerous codependency. With gorgeous sensitivity, assurance, and a propulsive sense of menace, these stories center on disappearances both literal and figurative—lives and loves that are cut short, the vanishing of one's youthful self. From San Antonio to Austin, from the clamor of a crowded restaurant to the cigarette at a lonely kitchen table, Andrew Porter captures each of these relationships mid-flight, every individual life punctuated by loss and beauty and need. \u003ci\u003eThe Disappeared\u003c\/i\u003e reaffirms the undeniable artistry of a contemporary master of the form.","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49323186127152,"sku":"BDgm67","price":17.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/510747-gm67-Square.jpg?v=1733504244","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-gm67","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}