{"product_id":"the-last-chairliftbooks","title":"The Last Chairlift","description":"\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne of the world’s greatest novelists returns with his first novel in seven years—a ghost story and a love story, spanning eight decades of sexual politics.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJohn Irving has written some of the most acclaimed books of our time—among them, \u003ci\u003eThe World According to Garp\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Cider House Rules\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Prayer for Owen Meany\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eA Widow for One Year\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eTIME\u003c\/i\u003e magazine describes his work as “epic and extraordinary and controversial and sexually brave.” Now Irving has written what he calls his last long novel—only shorter ones ahead.\u003cbr\u003e     In Aspen, Colorado, in 1941, Rachel Brewster is a slalom skier at the National Downhill and Slalom Championships. Little Ray, as she is called, finishes nowhere near the podium, but she manages to get pregnant. Back home, in New England, Little Ray becomes a ski instructor. Her son, Adam, grows up in a family that defies conventions and evades questions concerning the eventful past. Years later, looking for answers, Adam will go to Aspen. In the Hotel Jerome, where he was conceived, Adam will meet some ghosts; they aren’t the first or the last ghosts he sees.\u003cbr\u003e     If you’ve never read a John Irving novel, you’ll be captivated by storytelling that is tragic and comic, embodied by characters you’ll remember long after you’ve finished their story. If you have read John Irving before, you’ll rediscover the themes that made him a bard of alternative families—a visionary voice on the subject of sexual freedom. The author’s favourite tropes are here, but this meticulously plotted novel has powerful twists in store for readers. \u003ci\u003eThe Last Chairlift\u003c\/i\u003e breaks new artistic ground for Irving, who has been called “among the very best storytellers at work today” (\u003ci\u003eThe Philadelphia Inquirer\u003c\/i\u003e); “the American Balzac” (\u003ci\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/i\u003e); “a pop star of literature, beloved by all generations” (\u003ci\u003eSüddeutsche Zeitung\u003c\/i\u003e, Munich); and “the voice of social justice and compassion in contemporary American literature” \u003ci\u003e(The Globe and Mail\u003c\/i\u003e). With \u003ci\u003eThe Last Chairlift\u003c\/i\u003e, readers will once again be in John Irving’s thrall.","brand":"Irving, John","offers":[{"title":"Hardback (Adult Fiction)","offer_id":44288533561568,"sku":"","price":20.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0330\/3125\/8248\/files\/BNCImageAPI_06809104-de6b-46f9-891b-7397b2ab5c8d.jpg?v=1698245257","url":"https:\/\/agricola-street-books.myshopify.com\/products\/the-last-chairliftbooks","provider":"Agricola Street Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}