{"product_id":"9781538722275-mr-ives-christmas","title":"Mr. Ives' Christmas","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Novel\u003cbr\u003eHailed \"the deepest and the best\" of Pulitzer-Prize winning author Oscar Hijuelos's novels, this acclaimed national bestseller examines faith lost and regained after a businessman's son violently dies at Christmas (\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eBook Review\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1960s New York, Edward Ives is a picture of the American dream. Adopted as a child by a widowed print shop manager, who helped him cultivate a love of drawing, he now has a successful career as an illustrator in advertising, a beautiful home with his wife and muse, Annie, and two loving children. But this idyllic life is brutally wrenched away when Ives's 17-year-old son, Robert-who has just decided to commit his life to the priesthood-is murdered by another teenage boy just before Christmas, a crime of opportunity that proves to be as random as it is senseless.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConsumed by grief, Ives withdraws from the world. Grappling with a loss of faith-a force that has guided him steadfastly since childhood-he starts to question every aspect of human existence, contemplating what it \u003ci\u003ereally\u003c\/i\u003e means to live an emotionally and spiritually fulfilling life. This mourning consumes him-until he takes on the monumental task of working through his suffering, and ultimately faces his son's killer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMr. Ives' Christmas\u003c\/i\u003e is a tender, passionate story of a man working to rediscover what it means to love, forgive, and live after unspeakable tragedy. It is another tremendous achievement from one of America's most talented writers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIncludes a Reading Group Guide.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41640422178913,"sku":"9781538722275","price":12.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_28690741.jpg?v=1722952238","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781538722275-mr-ives-christmas","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}