{"product_id":"fragile-world-original-e-original","title":"Fragile World Original\/E (Original)","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eFragile World Original\/E (Original)\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003ePaula Treick Deboard\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780778316763\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eMIRA\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2014\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eOriginal\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eClean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003eFrom the author of stunning debut The Mourning Hours comes a powerful new novel that explores every parent's worst nightmare... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Kaufmans have always considered themselves a normal, happy family. Curtis is a physics teacher at a local high school. His wife, Kathleen, restores furniture for upscale boutiques. Daniel is away at college on a prestigious music scholarship, and twelve-year-old Olivia is a happy-go-lucky kid whose biggest concern is passing her next math test. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd then comes the middle-of-the-night phone call that changes everything. Daniel has been killed in what the police are calling a \"freak\" road accident, and the remaining Kaufmans are left to flounder in their grief. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe anguish of Daniel's death is isolating, and it's not long before this once-perfect family finds itself falling apart. As time passes and the wound refuses to heal, Curtis becomes obsessed with the idea of revenge, a growing mania that leads him to pack up his life and his anxious teenage daughter and set out on a collision course to right a wrong. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn emotionally charged novel, The Fragile World is a journey through America's heartland and a family's brightest and darkest moments, exploring the devastating pain of losing a child and the beauty of finding the way back to hope. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Heart-stopping. A gripping read that delivers a beautiful reminder of the resilience of love.\" --Karen Brown, author of The Longings of Wayward Girls\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"MIRA","offers":[{"title":"Fragile World Original\/E (Original) | Paula Treick Deboard | Paperback | 9780778316763 | Used: Very Good | Fiction 1648414","offer_id":50711706370306,"sku":"1648414","price":21.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0609\/3327\/5906\/files\/71AwmygKyOL.jpg?v=1791745754","url":"https:\/\/boswellsbooks.com\/products\/fragile-world-original-e-original","provider":"Boswell's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}