{"product_id":"john-of-john","title":"John of John - SIGNED","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAN OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK - Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2026 by \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTIME\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOprah Daily\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"One of 2026's literary triumphs.\" \u003c\/b\u003e--Boston Globe\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the Booker Prize-winning and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eShuggie Bain\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eYoung Mungo\u003c\/i\u003e comes a vivid, moving novel following a young man returning to his Hebridean island home, a portrait of a father's expectations and a son's desires\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOut of money and with little to show for his art school education, John-Calum Macleod takes the ferry back home to the Isle of Harris in the Outer Hebrides to find that little has changed except for him. He returns to the windswept croft and the two pillars of his childhood: his father John, a sheep farmer, tweed weaver, and lay preacher in the local Presbyterian church, and his maternal grandmother Ella, a profanity-loving Glaswegian whose steady warmth helped Cal weather the sudden departure of his mother.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCal privately wonders if any lonely men might be found on the barren hillsides of home, while John is dismayed by his son's long hair, strange clothes, and seeming unwillingness to be Saved. But Cal isn't the only one in the croft house who is keeping secrets. As lambing season turns to shearing season, the threads holding together the community together become increasingly frayed, and nothing will remain as it was before.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn of John\u003c\/i\u003e is a singular novel about duty, passion, and the transformative power of the truth. It is a magnificent literary work that cements Douglas Stuart's reputation as one of our greatest novelists working today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDouglas Stuart\u003c\/b\u003e is a Scottish-American author. His \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling debut novel \u003ci\u003eShuggie Bain\u003c\/i\u003e won prizes including the 2020 Booker Prize and the Sue Kaufman Prize from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, was a finalist for the National Book Award and the PEN\/Hemingway Award, and was named one of the \"25 Best Books of the 21st Century\" by the \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e (UK). His second novel, \u003ci\u003eYoung Mungo\u003c\/i\u003e, was a national bestseller, longlisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medal and a finalist for the British Book Award, and one of the most highly acclaimed books of the year. His stories are published in \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cem\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e and his essays have featured on \u003ci\u003eLiterary Hub\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Douglas Stuart","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51255289184541,"sku":"9780802167194","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0821\/9095\/8877\/files\/9780802167194.jpg?v=1778098159","url":"https:\/\/staging.anovelideaphilly.com\/products\/john-of-john","provider":"A Novel Idea on Passyunk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}