{"product_id":"wolf-at-the-table-a-memoir-of-my-father-1","title":"Wolf at the Table: A Memoir of My Father","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eWolf at the Table: A Memoir of My Father\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eAugusten Burroughs\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780312428273\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003ePicador\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2009\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003e1\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eExcellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNominated for the 2009 Audiobook of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"As a little boy, I had a dream that my father had taken me to the woods where there was a dead body. He buried it and told me I must never tell. It was the only thing we'd ever done together as father and son, and I promised not to tell. But unlike most dreams, the memory of this one never left me. And sometimes...I wasn't altogether sure about one thing: was it just a dream?\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Augusten Burroughs was small, his father was a shadowy presence in his life: a form on the stairs, a cough from the basement, a silent figure smoking a cigarette in the dark. As Augusten grew older, something sinister within his father began to unfurl. Something dark and secretive that could not be named. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBetrayal after shocking betrayal ensued, and Augusten's childhood was over. The kind of father he wanted didn't exist for him. This father was distant, aloof, uninterested... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd then the \"games\" began. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith \u003ci\u003eA Wolf at the Table, \u003c\/i\u003e Augusten Burroughs makes a quantum leap into untapped emotional terrain: the radical pendulum swing between love and hate, the unspeakably terrifying relationship between father and son. Told with scorching honesty and penetrating insight, it is a story for anyone who has ever longed for unconditional love from a parent. Though harrowing and brutal, \u003ci\u003eA Wolf at the Table\u003c\/i\u003e will ultimately leave you buoyed with the profound joy of simply being alive. It's a memoir of stunning psychological cruelty and the redemptive power of hope.\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Picador","offers":[{"title":"Wolf at the Table: A Memoir of My Father | Augusten Burroughs | Paperback | 9780312428273 | Used: Like New | Memoir 1623532","offer_id":48699824799896,"sku":"1623532","price":7.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/71e28j23EyL.jpg?v=1773770880","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/wolf-at-the-table-a-memoir-of-my-father-1","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}