{"product_id":"jack-isbn-9780679732211","title":"Jack","description":"In \u003ci\u003eJack\u003c\/i\u003e, A.M. Homes, author of the forthcoming novel \u003ci\u003eThe Unfolding,\u003c\/i\u003e gives us a teenager who wants nothing more than to be normal—even  if being normal means having divorced parents and a rather strange best friend. But  when Jack’s father takes him out in a rowboat on Lake Watchmayoyo and tells his son  he’s gay, nothing will ever be normal again. Out of Jack’s struggle to redefine what  “family” means, A. M. Homes crafts a novel of enormous humor, charm, and resonance,  the most convincing, funny, and insightful novel about adolescence since \u003ci\u003eThe Catcher  in the Rye\u003c\/i\u003e.“A moving novel, and a very refreshing one. Jack is such an engaging, attractive human being, it’s a pleasure to believe in him.” —David Foster Wallace\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The engaging, doggedly funny [Jack] is likable from the first paragraph, a good kid caught in circumstances too much for him. And in the particulars of those circumstances, A. M. Homes touches upon something unique. Ms. Homes handles the big subjects subtly, deftly and with an appealing lack of melodrama.”—\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A. M. Homes has created a most endearing teenager, and an intensely real world around him .... A fine book.”—Hilma Wolitzer\u003cb\u003eA.M. Homes\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of over 10 books including the novels \u003ci\u003eMay We Be Forgiven \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eMusic for Torching;\u003c\/i\u003e and the short story collection, \u003ci\u003eThings You Should Know\u003c\/i\u003e. Homes’s work has been translated into over 20 languages and she is a frequent contributor to \u003ci\u003eArt Forum\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHarpers\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGranta\u003c\/i\u003e, and more.Author of The Safety of Objects","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48233278439653,"sku":"NP9780679732211","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780679732211.jpg?v=1767730304","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/jack-isbn-9780679732211","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}