{"product_id":"alice-oliver-paperback-1","title":"Alice \u0026 Oliver - 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\u003eCharles Bock\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe award-winning and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of\u003ci\u003e Beautiful Children\u003c\/i\u003e has created an unflinching yet deeply humane portrait of a young family's journey through a medical crisis, laying bare a couple's love and fears as they fight for everything that's important to them.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e New York, 1993. Alice Culvert is a caring wife, a doting new mother, a loyal friend, and a soulful artist--a fashion designer who wears a baby carrier and haute couture with equal aplomb. In their loft in Manhattan's gritty Meatpacking District, Alice and her husband, Oliver, are raising their infant daughter, Doe, delighting in the wonders of early parenthood. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Their life together feels so vital and full of promise, which makes Alice's sudden cancer diagnosis especially staggering. In the span of a single day, the couple's focus narrows to the basic question of her survival. Though they do their best to remain brave, each faces enormous pressure: Oliver tries to navigate a labyrinthine healthcare system and handle their mounting medical bills; Alice tries to be hopeful as her body turns against her. Bracing themselves for the unthinkable, they must confront the new realities of their marriage, their strengths as partners and flaws as people, how to nourish love against all odds, and what it means to truly care for another person. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Inspired by the author's life, \u003ci\u003eAlice \u0026amp; Oliver\u003c\/i\u003e is a deeply affecting novel written with stunning reserves of compassion, humor, and wisdom. Alice Culvert is an extraordinary character--a woman of incredible heart and spirit--who will remain in memory long after the final page. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eAlice \u0026amp; Oliver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This hauntingly powerful novel follows a family's fight for survival in the face of illness. A stirring elegy to a marriage.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eO: The Oprah Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A rewarding reading experience . . . a testament to the resilience of humans and our willingness to forgive.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The novel's power is in its two characters' messy negotiation of their fears, errors and shifting affections. . . . Bock offers a forceful reminder that there are plenty of roiling emotions underneath that till-death-do-us-part.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\" A] heart-wrenching story of a young couple whose lives change when Alice gets diagnosed with cancer . . . a refreshingly unsentimental look at the vicious disease.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eAlice \u0026amp; Oliver \u003c\/i\u003e has a] tough-minded commitment to truth-telling.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Even more than the meticulous details of drugs, treatments and side effects, Bock's tender portrayal of  his characters] in all their desolation gives  \u003ci\u003eAlice \u0026amp; Oliver\u003c\/i\u003e] its ring of truth. . . . I loved this novel.\"\u003cb\u003e--Marion Winik, \u003ci\u003eNewsday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eAlice \u0026amp; Oliver\u003c\/i\u003e shows that, even in a situation that's about as terrible as it can be, there can still exist happiness, surprise, and life, that strange strong spirit that's with us until the end.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The most honest, unsentimentally powerful novel about cancer that I've ever read.\"\u003cb\u003e--Michael Christie, \u003ci\u003eThe Globe \u0026amp; Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Wrenchingly powerful . . . Bock chronicles the daily struggles of a young wife and mother facing her own imminent mortality. This is a soul portrait of a family in crisis, written with a fearless clarity and a deep understanding of the bonds that can hold two people together even in the darkest hour.\"\u003cb\u003e--Richard Price\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharles Bock\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the novel \u003ci\u003eBeautiful Children, \u003c\/i\u003e which was a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller and Notable Book, and which won the Sue Kaufman Prize for First Fiction from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. His fiction and nonfiction have appeared in \u003ci\u003eHarper's, The New York Times, \u003c\/i\u003ethe\u003ci\u003e Los Angeles Times, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Slate, \u003c\/i\u003eas well as in numerous anthologies. He lives with his wife, Leslie Jamison, and his daughter in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 18, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47263455379705,"sku":"9780812980424","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/rD7GgUIiDI9780812980424_3789a77c-6af8-445f-8f01-d109056cc1ae.webp?v=1768818642","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/alice-oliver-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}