{"product_id":"fulfillment","title":"Fulfillment","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eGroundskeeping \u003c\/i\u003ecomes a searing family drama set in Kentucky where the homecoming of two half-brothers--successful Joel with his restless wife Alice, and struggling Emmett--ignites a clash of ambitions and desires, exposing raw truths about class, privilege, and happiness in the American South. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Don't look now, but a colossal literary career is sneaking in under the radar.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eFulfillment\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of two half brothers--Joel, a successful academic and author, whose marriage is in deep trouble, and his younger sibling, Emmett, paralyzed by indecision and working in a shipping warehouse--who find themselves at their family home in Kentucky and upend each other's lives in devastating ways. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBetween them is Alice, Joel's wife, a wry, passionate young woman whose dream of a small farm feels unattainable, and whose longing for a more authentic life collides with Emmett's hunger for connection and desire to escape a sense of burgeoning failure. As the chemistry between them escalates, the family is plunged into a violent crucible, each character brought to the precipice of immutable catastrophe. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIncisive, poignant, gorgeously crafted, Lee Cole's haunting novel about class, privilege, brotherhood, and the American South asks whether people can change, and at what cost, and what it takes to build a life of fulfillment and meaning.","brand":"Knopf Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47994341458109,"sku":"BS-TC0-802861","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0771\/9767\/2637\/files\/9780593802861-HD.jpg?v=1786732237","url":"https:\/\/boundigo.com\/products\/fulfillment","provider":"Boundigo Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}