{"product_id":"first-printing-the-afterlife-and-other-70107","title":"First Printing - The Afterlife and Other Stories by John Updike (1994) Vintage Hardcover Book","description":"\u003cp\u003e“‘Why do you lie?’ she asked.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“He felt no need to answer. People lie to be merciful.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUpdike's work which focuses on the author’s common themes: spouses quarrel; lovers part; children are brave; and houses with their décor have the presence of personalities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNew York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1994. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. Octavo. 316 pages. Dust jacket in very good condition. Boards clean with some fading and bumping to corners. Binding tight and square. Foxing on fore edge. Pages otherwise clear. Crisp copy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Sterling Vintage Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43955319865506,"sku":"","price":39.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/2010\/5890\/products\/il_fullxfull.5508595292_dbnf.jpg?v=1704756307","url":"https:\/\/sterlingvintagebooks.com\/products\/first-printing-the-afterlife-and-other-70107","provider":"Sterling Vintage Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}