{"product_id":"john-cheever","title":"John Cheever: A Biography","description":"\"A biography of great immediacy. . . . There are many sections of great poignancy, many funny things, many of electric intimacy and candor . . . there is spellbinding power, never more so than in describing Cheever's death, pages that are both terrible and deeply moving; one is losing an old, beloved friend.\" --James Salter, \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eJohn Cheever: A Biography\u003c\/i\u003e is clearly an indispensable book. Donaldson moves gracefully from the personal to the literary. . . . Solidly researched and entirely readable, admiring of the writer and knowing about the man. Stuffed with fascinating anecdotes. It's a gut-wrenching story. Donaldson tells it straight, without embellishment, and our attention never strays.\" --Dan Cryer, \u003ci\u003eNewsday\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A coup of investigative reporting.\" --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Both erudite and earthly. What emerges is a rich tapestry that gives the reader extraordinary insight into the workings of a master storyteller's mind.\" --Jean Graham, \u003ci\u003eNew York Daily News\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eJohn Cheever: A Biography\u003c\/i\u003e by Scott Donaldson is as readable and 'unputdownable' as any thriller.\" --T. Coraghessan Boyle \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A revelation. What a triumph.\" --Frederick Exley \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Donaldson has set a high standard that other biographers will find difficult to equal.\" --John Blades, \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"None","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46249705275602,"sku":"9781504030038","price":23.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Kobo eBook","offer_id":46249705308370,"sku":"fcd258bf-8404-3f34-a0ac-91ea515a0983","price":8.69,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/8980\/5233\/files\/1_3130a235-1fe8-4af2-9d76-7d68bb8d3e53.jpg?v=1762811621","url":"https:\/\/www.indigo.ca\/products\/john-cheever","provider":"Indigo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}