{"product_id":"mr-ives-christmas-a-novel","title":"Mr. Ives' Christmas","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1960s New York, Edward Ives is a picture of the American dream. Adopted as a child by a widowed print shop manager, who helped him cultivate a love of drawing, he now has a successful career as an illustrator in advertising, a beautiful home with his wife and muse, Annie, and two loving children. But this idyllic life is brutally wrenched away when Ives's 17-year-old son, Robert-who has just decided to commit his life to the priesthood-is murdered by another teenage boy just before Christmas, a crime of opportunity that proves to be as random as it is senseless.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConsumed by grief, Ives withdraws from the world. Grappling with a loss of faith-a force that has guided him steadfastly since childhood-he starts to question every aspect of human existence, contemplating what it \u003ci\u003ereally\u003c\/i\u003e means to live an emotionally and spiritually fulfilling life. This mourning consumes him-until he takes on the monumental task of working through his suffering, and ultimately faces his son's killer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMr. Ives' Christmas\u003c\/i\u003e is a tender, passionate story of a man working to rediscover what it means to love, forgive, and live after unspeakable tragedy. It is another tremendous achievement from one of America's most talented writers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIncludes a Reading Group Guide.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Grand Central Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49799057932632,"sku":"9781538722275","price":19.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781538722275.jpg?v=1765397730","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/mr-ives-christmas-a-novel","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}