{"title":"Wally Lamb","description":"Wally Lamb is the author of seven New York Times bestselling novels: The River Is Waiting, I'll Take You There, We Are Water, Wishin' and Hopin',  The Hour I First Believed, I Know This Much Is True, and She's Come Undone. Lamb also edited Couldn't Keep It to Myself and I'll Fly Away, two volumes of essays from students in his writing workshop at York Correctional Institution, a women's prison in Connecticut, where he was a volunteer facilitator for twenty years. Lamb lives in Connecticut with his wife, Christine, and they have three sons.","products":[{"product_id":"the-river-is-waiting-library-binding","title":"The River Is Waiting - Library Binding","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the \u0026amp;num;1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of two Oprah Book Club Picks--\u003ci\u003eShe's Come Undone\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eI Know This Much Is True\u003c\/i\u003e--Wally Lamb comes the propulsive story of a young father who, after an unbearable tragedy, reckons with the possibility of atonement for the unforgivable.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCorby Ledbetter is struggling. New fatherhood, the loss of his job, and a growing secret addiction have thrown his marriage to his beloved Emily into a tailspin. And that's before he causes the tragedy that tears the family apart. Sentenced to prison, Corby struggles to survive life on the inside, where he bears witness to frightful acts of brutality but also experiences small acts of kindness and elemental kinship with a prison librarian who sees his light and some of his fellow offenders, including a tender-hearted cellmate and a troubled teen desperate for a role model. Buoyed by them and by his mother's enduring faith in him, Corby begins to transcend the boundaries of his confinement, sustained by his hope that mercy and reconciliation might still be possible. Can his crimes ever be forgiven by those he loves?\u003c\/p\u003e\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50101181939935,"sku":"9781420522761","price":64.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/6KdgymdG4v9781420522761.webp?v=1781068420"},{"product_id":"the-river-is-waiting-oprahs-book-club-paperback","title":"The River Is Waiting (Oprah's Book Club) - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAN INSTANT \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK A \u003ci\u003eUSA TODAY\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e#1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Wally Lamb, celebrated for two prior Oprah's Book Club selections, returns with an exceptional third pick, an \"incandescent\" (\u003ci\u003eOprah Daily\u003c\/i\u003e) novel following a young father grappling with unbearable tragedy as he searches for hope, redemption, and the possibility of forgiveness.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCorby Ledbetter is struggling. New fatherhood, the loss of his job, and a growing secret addiction have thrown his marriage to his beloved Emily into a tailspin. And that's before he causes the tragedy that tears the family apart. Sentenced to prison, Corby struggles to survive life on the inside, where he bears witness to frightful acts of brutality but also experiences small acts of kindness and elemental kinship with a prison librarian who sees his light and some of his fellow offenders, including a tender-hearted cellmate and a troubled teen desperate for a role model. Buoyed by them and by his mother's enduring faith in him, Corby begins to transcend the boundaries of his confinement, sustained by his hope that mercy and reconciliation might still be possible. Can his crimes ever be forgiven by those he loves? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn \"immersive novel of redemption\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eThe River Is Waiting\u003c\/i\u003e is another \"soul-wrenching\" (NPR) masterpiece from celebrated author Wally Lamb.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50101182693599,"sku":"9781668006405","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/Km0X-da1Hb9781668006405.webp?v=1781068421"},{"product_id":"wishin-and-hopin-a-christmas-story-paperback","title":"Wishin' and Hopin': A Christmas Story - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eWally Lamb, the beloved #1 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Hour I First Believed, I Know This Much Is True\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eShe's Come Undone\u003c\/em\u003e, delivers a holiday treat with \u003cem\u003eWishin' and Hopin'\u003c\/em\u003e--an unforgettable novella that captures the warmth and joy of the holiday season. Poignant and hilarious, in a vein similar to Jean Shepherd's \u003cem\u003eA Christmas Story\u003c\/em\u003e and David Sedaris's \u003cem\u003eThe Santaland Diaries\u003c\/em\u003e, Lamb's Christmas tale focuses on a feisty parochial school fifth grader named Felix Funicello--a distant cousin of the iconic Annette\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's 1964 and ten-year-old Felix is sure of a few things: the birds and the bees are puzzling, television is magical, and this is one Christmas he'll never forget.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLBJ and Lady Bird are in the White House, \u003cem\u003eMeet the Beatles\u003c\/em\u003e is on everyone's turntable, and Felix Funicello (distant cousin of the iconic Annette!) is doing his best to navigate fifth grade--easier said than done when scary movies still give you nightmares and you bear a striking resemblance to a certain adorable cartoon boy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBack in his beloved fictional town of Three Rivers, Connecticut, with a new cast of endearing characters, Wally Lamb takes his readers straight into the halls of St. Aloysius Gonzaga Parochial School--where Mother Filomina's word is law and goody-two-shoes Rosalie Twerski is sure to be minding everyone's business. But grammar and arithmetic move to the back burner this holiday season with the sudden arrivals of substitute teacher Madame Frechette, straight from Québec, and feisty Russian student Zhenya Kabakova. 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But grammar and arithmetic move to the back burner this holiday season with the sudden arrivals of substitute teacher Madame Frechette, straight from Québec, and feisty Russian student Zhenya Kabakova. 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Lois invites Felix to revisit--and in some cases\u003cbr\u003erelive--scenes from his past as they are projected onto the cinema's big screen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe medium of film becomes the lens for Felix to reflect on the women who profoundly affected his life. 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