{"product_id":"the-lay-of-the-land-bascombe-trilogy-3-paperback","title":"The Lay of the Land: Bascombe Trilogy (3) - 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\u003eRichard Ford\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER - NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FINALIST - The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eIndependence Day\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Sportswriter\u003c\/i\u003e brings back the unforgettable Frank Bascombe in this astonishing meditation on modern-day America. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA sportswriter and a real estate agent, husband and father--Frank Bascombe has been many things to many people. His uncertain youth behind him, we follow him through three days during the autumn of 2000, when his trade as a realtor on the Jersey Shore is thriving. But as a presidential election hangs in the balance, and a post-nuclear-family Thanksgiving looms before him, Frank discovers that what he terms \"the Permanent Period\" is fraught with unforeseen perils. An astonishing meditation on America today and filled with brilliant insights, The Lay of the Land is a magnificent achievement from one of the most celebrated chroniclers of our time. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlso available in the Bascombe Trilogy: \u003ci\u003eThe Sportswriter\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eIndependence Day\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe author of five novels and two collections of stories, Richard Ford was awarded the Pulitzer Prize and the PEN\/Faulkner Award for \u003cb\u003eIndependence Day\u003c\/b\u003e, the first book to win both prizes. In 2001, he received the PEN\/Malamud Award for excellence in short fiction. Ford is the author of the Bascombe novels, which include \u003cb\u003eThe Sportswriter \u003c\/b\u003eand its sequels, \u003cb\u003eIndependence Day \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003eThe Lay of the Land\u003c\/b\u003e. He lives in Boothbay, Maine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 496\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.09 x 7.92 x 5.26 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 24, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44303476260966,"sku":"9780679776673","price":27.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/QjA2dUlpQmdLSDZjUTBQQTZQWHZmUT09.webp?v=1767545721","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-lay-of-the-land-bascombe-trilogy-3-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}