{"product_id":"buckeye-1","title":"Buckeye By Ryan Patrick","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003eTHE BIG-HEARTED BESTSELLING PHENOMENON THAT READERS ARE CALLING THEIR BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e100 Notable Books of 2025\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Read With Jenna Book Club Pick September 2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne town. Two families. A secret that changes everything.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Poignant, powerful’ \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eIndependent\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Omniscient, sweeping, almost defiantly sentimental’ \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘It’s not just a great Midwestern novel, it’s a great novel, period’\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e__________\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMAY, 1945. As news of the Allied victory in Europe reaches the small town of Bonhomie, Ohio, a woman named Margaret Salt walks into a hardware store and asks the man behind the counter, Cal Jenkins, for a radio. What happens next will change both of their lives forever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile the country reconstructs in the post-war boom, a secret grows in Bonhomie – but nothing can remain hidden in a small town. The consequences of that long-ago encounter will intertwine the fates of two families, rippling through the next generation and compelling them to re-examine who they thought they were and what the future might hold.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFull of compassion, humour and charm, \u003ci\u003eBuckeye \u003c\/i\u003eis a dazzling portrait of the human spirit by way of one unforgettable community; the twisted roads we take to achieve forgiveness and redemption; and above all a universal longing for love and connection.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e__________\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘I’ve been yearning for a novel that connects the American generations who dealt with our two Wars – one of Omaha Beach, the other of the Ia Drang Valley. \u003ci\u003eBuckeye\u003c\/i\u003e is that book, and it soars’ \u003cb\u003eTOM HANKS\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Funny and tender... Patrick Ryan has long been one of my favourite writers’ \u003cb\u003eANN PATCHETT\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘I love this novel with my entire heart … Wise and heartbreaking’ \u003cb\u003eANN NAPOLITANO\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57820741370238,"sku":"NW9781526689320","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781526689320.jpg?v=1786171011","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-usa\/products\/buckeye-1","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}