{"product_id":"everyday-people-paperback","title":"Everyday People - 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\u003eStewart O'Nan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis novel of Pittsburgh, by the author of \u003ci\u003eLast Night at the Lobster\u003c\/i\u003e, \"celebrates the lives of everyday people in an extraordinary way\" (\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePittsburgh, 1998: Chris \"Crest\" Tolbert is eighteen years old, a soon-to-be father, and partially paralyzed after an accident that left his best friend dead. As he navigates the challenges of new fatherhood and life as a paraplegic, Crest must also negotiate his relationships with his born-again brother and his father, who has been cheating on Crest's mother with a younger man.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eEveryday People\u003c\/i\u003e, acclaimed novelist Stewart O'Nan offers a multifaceted portrait of Crest and of East Liberty, the African American neighborhood he calls home. The result is \"a living, breathing history lesson that brings together a set of compelling voices that make real and immediate the ups and downs of a black urban community\" (\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Like Sherwood Anderson's Winesburg, Ohio or Gloria Naylor's Women of Brewster Place, Everyday People weaves its tale elliptically. . . . O'Nan creates vivid interior worlds, evoking conflicts and joys with astonishing grace and agility.\" --\u003ci\u003ePittsburgh Post-Gazette\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStewart O'Nan\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of numerous books, including \u003ci\u003eWish You Were Here\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEveryday People\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e In the Walled City\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Speed Queen\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eEmily, Alone\u003c\/i\u003e. His 2007 novel, \u003ci\u003eLast Night at the Lobster\u003c\/i\u003e, was a national bestseller and a finalist for the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times Book Prize\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Boston.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.78 x 8.26 x 5.58 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 05, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53457754587443,"sku":"9780802138835","price":13.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0990\/0746\/3731\/files\/G15hQzU6Px9780802138835.webp?v=1781271652","url":"https:\/\/rbangel-store.myshopify.com\/products\/everyday-people-paperback","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}