{"product_id":"the-disappeared-1","title":"The Disappeared","description":"\u003cb\u003eA collection of stories that trace the threads of loss and displacement running through all our lives, by the acclaimed, award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Theory of Light and Matter\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"What a beautiful book about the profound mystery of ordinary life.\" --Alix Ohlin, author of \u003ci\u003eWe Want What We Want\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA husband and wife hear a mysterious bump in the night. A father mourns the closeness he has lost with his son. A friendship with a married couple turns into a dangerous codependency. With gorgeous sensitivity, assurance, and a propulsive sense of menace, these stories center on disappearances both literal and figurative--lives and loves that are cut short, the vanishing of one's youthful self. From San Antonio to Austin, from the clamor of a crowded restaurant to the cigarette at a lonely kitchen table, Andrew Porter captures each of these relationships mid-flight, every individual life punctuated by loss and beauty and need. \u003ci\u003eThe Disappeared\u003c\/i\u003e reaffirms the undeniable artistry of a contemporary master of the form.","brand":"Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48833706885325,"sku":"9780593467411","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/1529\/9533\/files\/imageloader_94ff51f8-4d55-4de9-a55c-6c81c52e5f21.jpg?v=1790894427","url":"https:\/\/booksatmidnight.com\/products\/the-disappeared-1","provider":"Books At Midnight","version":"1.0","type":"link"}