{"product_id":"the-summer-guest","title":"The Summer Guest","description":"\u003cb\u003eWith a rare combination  of emotional insight, narrative power, and lyrical grace, Justin Cronin transforms the simple  story of a dying man’s last wish into a rich tapestry of family love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A work of art . . . a great American novel.”—\u003ci\u003eThe Philadelphia Inquirer\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e On an evening  in late summer, the great financier Harry Wainwright, nearing the end of his life,  arrives at a rustic fishing camp in a remote area of Maine. He comes bearing two  things: his wish for a day of fishing in a place that has brought him solace for  thirty years, and an astonishing bequest that will forever change the lives of those  around him.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e From the battlefields of Italy to the turbulence of the Vietnam era,  to the private battles of love and family, \u003ci\u003eThe Summer Guest \u003c\/i\u003ereveals the full history  of this final pilgrimage and its meaning for four people: Jordan Patterson, the haunted  young man who will guide Harry on his last voyage out; the camp’s owner Joe Crosby,  a Vietnam draft evader who has spent a lifetime “trying to learn what it means to  be brave”; Joe’s wife, Lucy, the woman Harry has loved for three decades; and Joe  and Lucy’s daughter Kate—the spirited young woman who holds the key to the last unopened  door to the past.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e As their stories unfold, secrets are revealed, courage is tested,  and the bonds of love are strengthened. And always center stage is the place itself—a  magical, forgotten corner of New England where the longings of the human heart are  mirrored in the wild beauty of the landscape. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Intimate, powerful, and profound,  \u003ci\u003eThe Summer Guest\u003c\/i\u003e reveals Justin Cronin as a storyteller of unique and marvelous talent.  It is a book to treasure.","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51230181785888,"sku":"9780385335829","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0836\/3661\/7504\/files\/9780385335829.jpg?v=1770856371","url":"https:\/\/creativebysanchez.com\/products\/the-summer-guest","provider":"Creative By Sanchez","version":"1.0","type":"link"}