{"product_id":"a-day-at-the-beach-9780547053608","title":"A Day at the Beach","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe marriage of Gerhard and Suzannah Falktopf is already in trouble when tragedy strikes on the morning of September 11  2001. Though they escape harm when the planes crash into the towers  husband and wife are suddenly cast into an unpredictable psychological space that allows their repressed selves  and their sharp differences  to rise to the surface. With their young son and nanny in tow  they head for the safety of the Hamptons. But despite their soft landing in this cocoon of privilege  the unleashed demons will push them to their psychic limits -- so much so that by the next morning they will hardly recognize each other. Taking place over a manic twenty-four hours  A Day at the Beach is a fast-paced  razor-sharp story whose personal tragedy contains sparks of dark humor about American life pre- and post-9\/11. Helen Schulman has crafted a powerful portrait of a marriage in crisis  framed by one of the darkest events in our countrys history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67968974127157,"sku":"ByrdShop_0547053606","price":27.13,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780547053608.jpg?v=1794571293","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/a-day-at-the-beach-9780547053608","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}