{"product_id":"good-faith-paperback","title":"Good Faith - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJane Smiley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER - From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eA Thousand Acres\u003c\/i\u003e comes a \"smashing...fascinating\" novel (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e) that conjures all the American obsessions of the 1980s: sex, greed, envy, real estate, and the American dream. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In her subversively funny and genuinely moving new novel, Jane Smiley nails down several American preoccupations with the expertise of a master carpenter. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Forthright, likable Joe Stratford is the kind of local businessman everybody trusts, for good reason. But it's 1982, and even in Joe's small town, values are in upheaval: not just property values, either. Enter Marcus Burns, a would-be master of the universe whose years with the IRS have taught him which rules are meant to be broken. Before long he and Joe are new best friends--and partners in an investment venture so complex that no one may ever understand it. Add to this Joe's roller coaster affair with his mentor's married daughter. The result is as suspenseful and entertaining as any of Jane Smiley's fiction.\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGreed. Envy. Sex. Property. In her subversively funny and genuinely moving new novel, Jane Smiley nails down several American obsessions with the expertise of a master carpenter. \u003cbr\u003eForthright, likable Joe Stratford is the kind of local businessman everybody trusts, for good reason. But it's 1982, and even in Joe's small town, values are in upheaval: not just property values, either. Enter Marcus Burns, a would-be master of the universe whose years with the IRS have taught him which rules are meant to be broken. Before long he and Joe are new best friends--and partners in an investment venture so complex that no one may ever understand it. Add to this Joe's roller coaster affair with his mentor's married daughter. The result is as suspenseful and entertaining as any of Jane Smiley's fiction.\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJANE SMILEY is the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eA Thousand Acres \u003c\/i\u003eand more than ten other works of fiction, including \u003ci\u003eHorse Heaven, Moo, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Greenlanders.\u003c\/i\u003e In 2001 she was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters. She lives in northern California.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.94 x 8.02 x 5.16 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 11, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67972657774899,"sku":"9780385721059","price":31.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/F8may71ol79780385721059.webp?v=1794430547","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/good-faith-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}