{"product_id":"the-first-warm-evening-of-the-year-paperback","title":"The First Warm Evening of the Year - 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\u003eJamie M. Saul\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollowing his extraordinary debut novel, \u003cem\u003eLight of Day\u003c\/em\u003e (\"An exhilarating emotional roller-coaster ride\" --\u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e), author Jamie Saul now explores the intricate relationships between friends and siblings, husbands and wives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe First Warm Evening of the Year\u003c\/em\u003e is a breathtakingly beautiful, wonderfully resonant, and gorgeously evocative story that demonstrates how true love can be discovered in the most unexpected places. Finely wrought, character-driven literary fiction that packs an emotional wallop, Saul's \u003cem\u003eThe First Warm Evening of the Year\u003c\/em\u003e is for anyone who has ever been powerfully affected by a novel by Chris Bohjalian, Joyce Maynard, or Scott Spencer...and for everyone who adores getting lost in a great story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGeoffrey Tremont is untroubled by his neat, contented bachelor life in bustling New York City. On an ordinary day, Geoffrey arrives home to find a letter awaiting him with a postmark from an unfamiliar town: Shady Grove, New York. An old friend has named him the executor of her estate. Twenty years ago, in college, Geoffrey and Laura Welles had been each other's confidant; as their lives diverged, they went their separate ways. Now she's reached out of the past to ask him a final favor. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTraveling up to Laura's hometown, Geoffrey meets Marian Ballantine. A widow living in the shadow of an idyllic marriage and now grieving the loss of her best friend, Marian knows a lot about Geoffrey. Laura often spoke of him, she tells him, and though he's flattered, he's also thrown off balance. From the moment he first sees her, Geoffrey instinctively knows this attractive, plainspoken woman has the power to upend his cool, compartmentalized life. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe First Warm Evening of the Year\u003c\/em\u003e is a gripping and evocative novel that resonates on every page with the joys and pains of being alive.\u003c\/p\u003e--Chicago Tribune Books\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGeoffrey Tremont is untroubled by his neat, contented bachelor life in bustling New York City. On an ordinary day, Geoffrey arrives home to find a letter awaiting him with a postmark from an unfamiliar town: Shady Grove, New York. An old friend has named him the executor of her estate. Twenty years ago, in college, Geoffrey and Laura Welles had been each other's confidant; as their lives diverged, they went their separate ways. Now she's reached out of the past to ask him a final favor. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTraveling up to Laura's hometown, Geoffrey meets Marian Ballantine. A widow living in the shadow of an idyllic marriage and now grieving the loss of her best friend, Marian knows a lot about Geoffrey. Laura often spoke of him, she tells him, and though he's flattered, he's also thrown off balance. From the moment he first sees her, Geoffrey instinctively knows this attractive, plainspoken woman has the power to upend his cool, compartmentalized life. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe First Warm Evening of the Year\u003c\/em\u003e is a gripping and evocative novel that resonates on every page with the joys and pains of being alive.\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 0.9 x 7.9 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 12, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52584090435891,"sku":"9780061449734","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/R5GZ0xFdns9780061449734.webp?v=1761576757","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-first-warm-evening-of-the-year-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}