{"product_id":"9781911630340","title":"Henry, Himself","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  O'Nan, Stewart \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eFiction \u0026amp; related items\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 2 April 2020 by ATLANTIC BOOKS (Allen \u0026amp; Unwin).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 384 pages\u003cbr\u003e128 x 198 x 26 | 270g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSoldier, son, lover, husband, breadwinner, churchgoer, Henry Maxwell has spent his whole life trying to live with honour. A native Pittsburgher and engineer, he's always believed in logic, sacrifice and hard work. Now, seventy-five and retired, he feels the world has passed him by. It's 1998, the American century is ending, and nothing is simple any more. His children are distant, their unhappiness a mystery. Only his wife, Emily, and dog, Rufus, stand by him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnce so confident, as Henry's strength and memory desert him, he weighs his dreams against his regrets and is left with questions he can't answer: Is he a good man? Has he done right by the people he loves? And with time running out, what, realistically, can he hope for?Henry, Himself is a wry, warmhearted portrait of an American original - a man who believes he's reached a dead end only to discover life is full of surprises.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Far From The Madding Crowd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43924972994819,"sku":"9781911630340","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0404\/3207\/4914\/files\/9781911630340_27788fca-58ed-40c4-80ab-68652ca38176.jpg?v=1731348499","url":"https:\/\/www.maddingcrowdlinlithgow.com\/products\/9781911630340","provider":"Far From The Madding Crowd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}