{"product_id":"9780008308926","title":"Crossroads: The latest novel from the international bestselling author of The Corrections","description":"\u003ch2\u003e‘His best novel yet … A \u003cem\u003eMiddlemarch\u003c\/em\u003e-like triumph’ \u003cem\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch2\u003e‘A pleasure bomb of a novel’ \u003cem\u003eVogue\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch2\u003e‘A true modern master’ \u003cem\u003eIndependent\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt’s 23 December 1971, and the Hildebrandts are at a crossroads. Fifteen-year-old Perry has resolved to be a better person and quit dealing drugs to seventh graders. His sister Becky, the once straight-laced high school social queen, has veered into counterculture, while at college, Clem is wrestling with a decision that might tear his family apart. As their parents – Russ, a suburban pastor, and Marion, his restless wife – tug against the bonds of a joyless marriage, \u003cem\u003eCrossroads\u003c\/em\u003e finds a family, and a nation, struggling to do the right thing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cstrong\u003e‘Funny, moving, crackling with life, it has what all great fiction should have’ \u003cem\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cstrong\u003e‘Intoxicating – a luxuriant domestic drama’ \u003cem\u003eGuardian\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cstrong\u003eTHE INSTANT \u003cem\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/em\u003e BESTSELLER • A \u003cem\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/em\u003e BEST FICTION BOOK OF 2021 • AN \u003cem\u003eINDEPENDENT\u003c\/em\u003e BOOK OF THE YEAR • A \u003cem\u003eWHITE REVIEW\u003c\/em\u003e BOOK OF THE YEAR • A \u003cem\u003eLIT HUB\u003c\/em\u003e BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003c\/strong\u003e\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Crossroads, Jonathan Franzen, the bestselling author, presents a literary saga that explores the religious and moral dilemmas of the Hildebrandts. This bestselling book, coming from the Sunday Times bestselling author, is a top pick for readers interested in complex family narratives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fans of David Foster Wallace (The Pale King), Elena Ferrante (The Lost Daughter), Philip Roth (The Plot Against America), Don Delillo (The Names), and Roberto Bolaño (By Night in Chile).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jonathan Franzen, Read by David Pittu","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46889477374101,"sku":"9780008308926","price":62.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780008308926_905baaef-13e3-4d58-8d5d-75f9129aada3.jpg?v=1776888574","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780008308926","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}