{"product_id":"an-available-man-paperback","title":"An Available Man - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHilma Wolitzer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this tender and funny novel, award-winning author Hilma Wolitzer mines the unpredictable fallout of suddenly becoming single later in life, and the chaos and joys of falling in love the second time around. When Edward Schuyler, a modest and bookish sixty-two-year-old science teacher, is widowed, he finds himself ambushed by female attention. There are plenty of unattached women around, but a healthy, handsome, available man is a rare and desirable creature. Edward receives phone calls from widows seeking love, or at least lunch, while well-meaning friends try to set him up at dinner parties. Even an attractive married neighbor offers herself to him. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe problem is that Edward doesn't \u003ci\u003efeel\u003c\/i\u003e available. He's still mourning his beloved wife, Bee, and prefers solitude and the familiar routine of work, gardening, and bird-watching. But then his stepchildren surprise him by placing a personal ad in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e on his behalf. Soon the letters flood in, and Edward is torn between his loyalty to Bee's memory and his growing longing for connection. Gradually, reluctantly, he begins dating (\"dating after death,\" as one correspondent puts it), and his encounters are variously startling, comical, and sad. Just when Edward thinks he has the game figured out, a chance meeting proves that love always arrives when it's least expected. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith wit, warmth, and a keen understanding of the heart, \u003ci\u003eAn Available Man\u003c\/i\u003e explores aspects of loneliness and togetherness, and the difference in the options open to men and women of a certain age. Most of all, the novel celebrates the endurance of love, and its thrilling capacity to bloom anew. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLook for special features inside. Join the Random House Reader's Circle for author chats and more.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Funny, wise and touching.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Wonderful . . .  Hilma] Wolitzer's vision of the world, for all its sorrow, is often hilarious and always compassionate.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Smart and poignant, \u003ci\u003eAn Available Man\u003c\/i\u003e explores some universal truths--that the past is never past, life is for the living, and dating is really, really hard.\"--\u003ci\u003eO: The Oprah Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Charming . . . Wolitzer is a champ at the closely observed, droll novel of manners.\"--NPR \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \" Hilma Wolitzer is an] American literary treasure.\"\u003ci\u003e--The Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"A deeply satisfying story of love lost and found.\"--Bookreporter\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHilma Wolitzer \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of several novels, including\u003ci\u003e Summer Reading, The Doctor's Daughter, Hearts, Ending, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTunnel of Love, \u003c\/i\u003eas well as a nonfiction book, \u003ci\u003eThe Company of Writers.\u003c\/i\u003e She is a recipient of Guggenheim and NEA fellowships, an Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and the Barnes \u0026amp; Noble Writer for Writers Award. She has taught writing at the University of Iowa, New York University, and Columbia University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.69 x 8 x 5.22 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 02, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42690768044095,"sku":"9780345527554","price":25.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/d4163269026e8a29ebb24a5ae051241e_91ca54d6-105c-495f-90b5-e72b89ef0d4e.webp?v=1764990052","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/an-available-man-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}