{"product_id":"a-wolf-at-the-table-a-memoir-of-my-father-3","title":"A Wolf at the Table: A Memoir of My Father","description":"Nominated for the 2009 Audiobook of the Year\n\n\"As a little boy, I had a dream that my father had taken me to the woods where there was a dead body. He buried it and told me I must never tell. It was the only thing we'd ever done together as father and son, and I promised not to tell. But unlike most dreams, the memory of this one never left me. And sometimes…I wasn't altogether sure about one thing: was it just a dream?\"\n\nWhen Augusten Burroughs was small, his father was a shadowy presence in his life: a form on the stairs, a cough from the basement, a silent figure smoking a cigarette in the dark. As Augusten grew older, something sinister within his father began to unfurl. Something dark and secretive that could not be named.\n\nBetrayal after shocking betrayal ensued, and Augusten's childhood was over. The kind of father he wanted didn't exist for him. This father was distant, aloof, uninterested…\n\nAnd then the \"games\" began.\n\nWith A Wolf at the Table, Augusten Burroughs makes a quantum leap into untapped emotional terrain: the radical pendulum swing between love and hate, the unspeakably terrifying relationship between father and son. Told with scorching honesty and penetrating insight, it is a story for anyone who has ever longed for unconditional love from a parent. Though harrowing and brutal, A Wolf at the Table will ultimately leave you buoyed with the profound joy of simply being alive. It's a memoir of stunning psychological cruelty and the redemptive power of hope.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0312428278\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: RDV.0312428278.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Burroughs, Augusten\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: This book is a well used but readable copy. Integrity of the book is still intact with no missing pages. May have notes or highlighting. Cover image on the book may vary from photo. Ships out quickly in a secure plastic mailer.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Reliant Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47507262144689,"sku":"RDV.0312428278.A","price":6.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0544\/8872\/7729\/files\/0312428278-0_43de88c0-0f7d-4d3d-96bd-2d82b3b32266.jpg?v=1781892999","url":"https:\/\/www.reliantbookstore.com\/products\/a-wolf-at-the-table-a-memoir-of-my-father-3","provider":"Reliant Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}