{"product_id":"the-book-of-george","title":"The Book of George","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Gabe Hudson Prize\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for Comic Fiction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker \u003c\/i\u003eRecommended Book of 2024\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed a Notable Fiction Book of 2024 by \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"[A] deadpan, hilarious new novel . . . Greathead's skewering of this 'specific kind of male arrogance' is deeply satisfying, but her finely layered portrait is not without pity--it's strangely, unexpectedly humanizing.\"--\u003ci\u003eOprah Daily\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the author of the critically acclaimed\u003ci\u003e Laura \u0026amp; Emma\u003c\/i\u003e comes a \u003ci\u003eThe Love Affairs of Nathaniel P. \u003c\/i\u003efor our times: Kate Greathead's \"mesmerizing\" (Maria Semple) excavation of millennial masculinity, \u003ci\u003eThe Book of George\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIf you haven't had the misfortune of dating a George, you know someone who has. He's a young man brimming with potential but incapable of following through; sweet yet noncommittal to his long-suffering girlfriend; distant from but still reliant on his mother; charmingly funny one minute, sullenly brooding the next. Here, Kate Greathead paints one particular, unforgettable George in a series of droll and surprisingly poignant snapshots of his life over two decades. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDespite his failings, it's hard not to root for George at least a little. Beneath his cynicism is a reservoir of fondness for his girlfriend, Jenny, and her valiant willingness to put up with him. Each demonstration of his flaws is paired with a self-eviscerating comment. No one is more disappointed in him than himself (except maybe Jenny and his mother). As hilarious as it is resonant and as singular as it is universal, \u003ci\u003eThe Book of George\u003c\/i\u003e is a deft, unexpectedly moving portrait of one man--but also countless others.","brand":"Holt Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51661301088546,"sku":"9781250351005","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/8637\/3154\/files\/imageloader_54f0eb2a-04bd-4cf6-806d-2fe18e3ee18e.jpg?v=1779453053","url":"https:\/\/godmothers.com\/products\/the-book-of-george","provider":"Godmothers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}