{"product_id":"buckeye-9780593595039","title":"Buckeye by Ryan, Patrick","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOne town. Two families. A secret that changes everything. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A small-town novel of epic proportions\" (Tom Perrotta), this captivating story weaves the intimate lives of two midwestern families across generations, from World War II to the late twentieth century. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"I love this book with my entire heart.\"--Ann Napolitano, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eHello Beautiful\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn Bonhomie, Ohio, a stolen moment of passion, sparked in the exuberant aftermath of the Allied victory in Europe, binds Cal Jenkins, a man wounded not in war but by his inability to serve in it, to Margaret Salt, a woman trying to obscure her past. Cal's wife, Becky, has a spiritual gift: She is a seer who can conjure the dead, helping families connect with those they've lost. Margaret's husband, Felix, is serving on a Navy cargo ship, out of harm's way--until a telegram suggests that the unthinkable might have happened. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLater, as the country reconstructs in the postwar boom, a secret grows in Bonhomie--but nothing stays buried forever in a small town. Against the backdrop of some of the most transformative decades in modern America, the consequences of that long-ago encounter ripple through the next generation of both families, compelling them to reexamine who they thought they were and what the future might hold. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSweeping yet intimate, rich with piercing observation and the warmth that comes from profound understanding of the human spirit, \u003ci\u003eBuckeye\u003c\/i\u003e captures the universal longing for love and for goodness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Patrick Ryan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Random House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/02\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 464\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.56lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.25h x 6.13w x 1.16d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593595039\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2025 pg. 4\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2025 pg. 31\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/28\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePatrick Ryan \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of the story collections \u003ci\u003eThe Dream Life of Astronauts\u003c\/i\u003e (named one of the Best Books of the Year by the \u003ci\u003eSt. Louis Times-Dispatch\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLiterary Hub\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRefinery29\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eElectric Literature\u003c\/i\u003e, and longlisted for The Story Prize) and \u003ci\u003eSend Me\u003c\/i\u003e. His work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Short Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, the anthology \u003ci\u003eTales of Two Cities\u003c\/i\u003e, and elsewhere. The former associate editor of \u003ci\u003eGranta\u003c\/i\u003e, he is the current editor-in-chief of the literary magazine \u003ci\u003eOne Story\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45654838870169,"sku":"9780593595039","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0572\/3367\/0297\/files\/img_1c3a9a9f-a700-48e3-a79a-02eafd558560.jpg?v=1755632834","url":"https:\/\/bookmarksretail.store\/products\/buckeye-9780593595039","provider":"Bookmarks Retail","version":"1.0","type":"link"}