{"product_id":"rest-of-our-lives","title":"Rest of Our Lives","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ben Markovits\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublished by S\u0026amp;S\/Summit Books, 2026-01-13\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;FINALIST FOR THE 2025 BOOKER PRIZE\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt; \u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;“[\u0026lt;i\u0026gt;The Rest of Our Lives\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;] feels like one of those books that, as you read, makes you think, ‘Why aren’t all novels like this?’” —\u0026lt;i\u0026gt;The Critic\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt; \u0026lt;br\u0026gt; \u0026lt;b\u0026gt;“Reading Ben Markovits’s gentle, powerful, and funny novel, we are reminded that family love can ground us and keep us together.\" —\u0026lt;i\u0026gt;The Times Literary Supplement\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt; \u0026lt;br\u0026gt; \u0026lt;b\u0026gt;A triumphantly life-affirming road trip novel about a man at a crossroads in his life.\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;When Tom Layward’s wife had an affair twelve years ago, he resolved to leave her as soon as his youngest child left the nest. Now, while driving his college-bound daughter to Pittsburgh, he remembers his promise to himself. He is also on the run from his own health issues and a forced leave from work.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt; \u0026lt;br\u0026gt; So, rather than returning to his wife in Westchester, Tom keeps driving west, with the vague plan of visiting people from his past—an old college friend, his ex-girlfriend, his brother, his son—en route, maybe, to California. He’s moving towards a future he hasn’t even envisioned yet while he considers his past and the choices he’s made that have brought him to this particular present. Pitch-perfect, tender, and keenly observed, \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;The Rest of Our Lives\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt; is a story about what to do when the rest of your life is only just the beginning of your story.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Phoenix Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47082504356009,"sku":"PHBK-9781668231562","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0578\/9899\/1785\/files\/26533633482781.jpg?v=1779741059","url":"https:\/\/myti.com\/products\/rest-of-our-lives","provider":"Myti","version":"1.0","type":"link"}