{"product_id":"the-believers-isbn-9780061762482","title":"The Believers","description":"\u003cp\u003e“[Zoe Heller] is an extraordinarily entertaining writer, and this novel showcases her copious gifts, including a scathing, Waugh-like wit.”—\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBest-selling author Zoe Heller has followed up the critical and commercial success of \u003cem\u003eWhat Was She Thinking? Notes on a Scandal\u003c\/em\u003e with another tour-de-force on the meaning of faith, belief, and trust: \u003cem\u003eThe Believers\u003c\/em\u003e. Tragic and comic, witty and intense, \u003cem\u003eThe Believers\u003c\/em\u003e is the story of a dysfunctional family forced by tragedy to confront their own personal demons. In the vein of Claire Messud and Zadie Smith, Zoe Heller has written that rare novel that tackles the big ideas without sacrificing page-turning readability. \u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eWhen radical New York lawyer Joel Litvinoff is felled by a stroke, his wife, Audrey, uncovers a secret that forces her to reexamine everything she thought she knew about their forty-year marriage. Joel’s children will soon have to come to terms with this discovery themselves, but for the meantime, they are struggling with their own dilemmas and doubts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRosa, a disillusioned revolutionary, has found herself drawn into the world of Orthodox Judaism and is now being pressed to make a commitment to that religion. Karla, a devoted social worker hoping to adopt a child with her husband, is falling in love with the owner of a newspaper stand outside her office. Ne’er-do-well Lenny is living at home, approaching another relapse into heroin addiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the course of battling their own demons—and one another—the Litvinoff clan is called upon to examine long-held articles of faith that have formed the basis of their lives together and their identities as individuals. In the end, all the family members will have to answer their own questions and decide what—if anything—they still believe in.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHailed by the \u003cem\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e (London) as \"one of the outstanding novels of the year,\" \u003cem\u003eThe Believers\u003c\/em\u003e explores big ideas with a light touch, delivering a tragic, comic family story as unsparing as it is filled with compassion.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Large Print","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44887810113765,"sku":"NP9780061762482","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780061762482.jpg?v=1730227515","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-believers-isbn-9780061762482","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}