{"product_id":"every-third-thought-isbn-9781619020122","title":"Every Third Thought","description":"John Barth stays true to form in \u003ci\u003eEvery Third Thought\u003c\/i\u003e, written from the perspective of a character Barth introduced in his short story collection \u003ci\u003eThe Development\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGeorge I. Newett and his wife Amanda Todd lived in the gated community of Heron Bay Estates until its destruction by a fluke tornado. This event, Newett notes, occurred on the 77th anniversary of the 1929 stock market crash, a detail that would appear insignificant if it were not for several subsequent events.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe stress of the tornado's devastation prompts the Newett–Todds to depart on a European vacation, during which George suffers a fall on none other than his 77th birthday, the first day of autumn (or more cryptically, fall). Following this coincidence, George experiences the first of what is to become five serial visions, each appearing to him on the first day of the ensuing seasons, and each corresponding to a pivotal event in that season of his life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the novel unfolds, so do these uncanny coincidences, and it is clear that, as ever, Barth possesses an unmatched talent in balancing his characteristic style and wit with vivid, page–turning storytelling.Praise for \u003ci\u003eEvery Third Thought\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eEvery Third Thought\u003c\/i\u003e has more to say about life, death, the \"human condition,\" and maybe most particularly and surprisingly the deathlessness of love (bref: not Time's fool), than an entire constellation of newer, prettier literary lights.\" —\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Barth delivers yet another playful romp through the lives of characters both imprisoned and liberated by their constant urge to tell stories in language that shifts shape as constantly as their lives shift spaces . . . [A] multilayered comic masterpiece.\" —\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Flares of outrage over war and politics mix with funny bits about e–technology and struggles with the muse, and unabashed gratitude for friendship, the abiding love of a smart spouse, and the depthless pleasure and solace of story.\" —\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Barth\u003c\/b\u003e grew up in Cambridge, Maryland, and attended Johns Hopkins University before writing his celebrated first novel \u003ci\u003eThe Floating Opera\u003c\/i\u003e in 1956. Since then he has produced more than fifteen of collections of short stories, essays, and novels that have won prestigious accolades, including the National Book Award and the F. Scott Fitzgerald Award. He divides his time between Maryland and Florida.","brand":"Counterpoint","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300756639973,"sku":"NP9781619020122","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781619020122.jpg?v=1767726443","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/every-third-thought-isbn-9781619020122","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}