{"product_id":"waiting-for-eden-paperback-4","title":"Waiting for Eden - 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\u003eElliot Ackerman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Patiently, and unflinchingly, Ackerman is becoming one of the great poet laureates of America's tragic adventurism across the globe.\" --Pico Iyer \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Eden lies in a hospital bed, unable to move or speak. His wife Mary spends every day on the sofa in his room. We see them through the eyes of Eden's best friend, a fellow Marine who didn't make it back home--and who must relive the secrets held between all three of them as he waits for Eden to finally, mercifully die and join him in whatever comes after. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A breathtakingly spare and shattering novel that explores the unseen aftereffects--and unacknowledged casualties--of war, \u003ci\u003eWaiting for Eden\u003c\/i\u003e is a piercingly insightful, deeply felt meditation on loyalty, friendship, betrayal, and love. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"The Tim O'Brien of our era.\" --\u003ci\u003eVogue\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Devastating.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Haunting. . . . Daring.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Heart-wrenching.\" --NPR\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eElliot Ackerman is the author of the novels \u003ci\u003eDark at the Crossing\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a finalist for the National Book Award, and \u003ci\u003eGreen on Blue. \u003c\/i\u003eHis writings have appeared in \u003ci\u003eEsquire, The New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Magazine, \u003c\/i\u003eamong other publications, and his stories have been included in \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Short Stories.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.8 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 03, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47461622743261,"sku":"9781101971567","price":17.28,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/ejRzWjhOY1dpcVV2bEJTZmVGMFBVZz09_8ca1fecc-c944-4d68-bab5-f47677a4ccfc.webp?v=1771637152","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/waiting-for-eden-paperback-4","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}