{"product_id":"christmas-in-austin-paperback","title":"Christmas in Austin - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBenjamin Markovits\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA luminous family saga from the Booker shortlisted author of \u003ci\u003eThe Rest of Our Lives\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Intricately, intimately written, with some wonderful prose and delicate dialogue.\"\u003c\/b\u003e--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"A loving and nuanced portrait of a family's myriad functions.\"\u003c\/b\u003e--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Utterly absorbing.\"\u003c\/b\u003e--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"A tour de force.\"\u003c\/b\u003e--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eWhen the four Essinger children gather in Austin for Christmas, they all bring their news. Nathan is hoping to become a Federal judge. Susie's husband has taken a job in England. Jean has asked her boyfriend and boss to meet her family. Paul has broken up with Dana, mother of their son Cal. But their parents have plans, too, and invite Dana to stay, hoping to bring the couple back together. As the week unfolds, the Essingers all face conflicts of loyalty and tensions between old families and new. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRich, intimate, and deeply perceptive, Benjamin Markovits' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristmas in Austin\u003c\/i\u003e beautifully explores the deep-rooted division between the world we grow up in, and the life we make for ourselves.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBenjamin Markovits\u003c\/b\u003e grew up in Texas, London and Berlin. His novels include \u003ci\u003eEither Side of Winter\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eYou Don't Have to Live Like This\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Weekend in New York\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eChristmas in Austin\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2013 Granta selected him as one of their Best of Young British Novelists and in 2015 he won the Eccles British Library Writer in Residence Award and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize. He lives in London.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 7.7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 08, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53654101983539,"sku":"9780571365968","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/VH-LD5TmJe9780571365968.webp?v=1784001435","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/christmas-in-austin-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}