{"product_id":"vigil","title":"Vigil","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat a lovely home I found myself plummeting toward . . .\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNot for the first time - in fact, for the 343rd time - Jill 'Doll' Blaine finds herself crashing down to earth, head-first, rear-up, to accompany her latest charge into the afterlife.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShe soon realises however that this man is not quite like the others. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor powerful oil tycoon K.J. Boone will not be consoled, because he has nothing to regret.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe lived a big, bold life, and the world is better for it... isn't it? \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs death approaches, a cast of worldly and otherworldly visitors arrive. Crowds of people and animals - alive and dead - materialise, birds swarm the dying man's room, and associates from decades past show up, all clamouring for a reckoning.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn this electric novel brimming with explosive imagination, George Saunders confronts the biggest issues of our time with his trademark humour and warmth, spinning a tale that encompasses life and death, good and evil, and the inevitable question: who else could we be but exactly who we are?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eFormat: Paperback \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePublished:  2026, US\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePublisher: Random House\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePages: 174\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eLanguage: English  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eISBN: 9798217197811\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"George Saunders","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57298429247819,"sku":null,"price":19.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/8755\/1819\/files\/9798217197811.jpg?v=1778692422","url":"https:\/\/desirelinesbookstore.com\/products\/vigil","provider":"desirelines books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}