{"product_id":"vigil-by-george-saunders-1","title":"Vigil by George Saunders","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDATE OF RELEASE: 28 JAN 2027\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA BARACK OBAMA SUMMER READING PICK 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOrder the latest book from the Booker Prize–winning author of Lincoln in the Bardo – a playful, wise, electric novel taking place at the bedside of an oil company CEO, in the twilight hours of his life, as he is ferried from this world into the nextWhat a lovely home I found myself plummeting toward. . .\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. She soon realises however that this man is not quite like the others. For powerful oil tycoon K.J.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBoone will not be consoled, because he has nothing to regret. He lived a big, bold life, and the world is better for it… isn’t it? As 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\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003ePaperback \u003cbr\u003ePublication: 28 Jan 2027, Bloomsbury \u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781526624345\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eExtent: 192 \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003epages \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"David's Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57808254992766,"sku":null,"price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0753\/0892\/5225\/files\/9781526624345_1.jpg?v=1786006729","url":"https:\/\/www.davids-bookshops.co.uk\/products\/vigil-by-george-saunders-1","provider":"David's Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}