The Returned

Publisher Marketing: Jacob was time out of sync, time more perfect than it had been. He was life the way it was supposed to be all those years ago. That s what all the Returned were. Harold and Lucille Hargrave s lives have been both joyful and sorrowful in the decades since their only son, Jacob, died tragically at his eighth birthday party in 1966. In their old age they ve settled comfortably into life without him, their wounds tempered through the grace of time.... Until one day Jacob mysteriously appears on their doorstep flesh and blood, their sweet, precocious child, still eight years old. All over the world people s loved ones are returning from beyond. No one knows how or why this is happening, whether it s a miracle or a sign of the end. Not even Harold and Lucille can agree on whether the boy is real or a wondrous imitation, but one thing they know for sure: he s their son. As chaos erupts around the globe, the newly reunited Hargrave family finds itself at the center of a community on the brink of collapse, forced to navigate a mysterious new reality and a conflict that threatens to unravel the very meaning of what it is to be human. With spare, elegant prose and searing emotional depth, award-winning poet Jason Mott explores timeless questions of faith and morality, love and responsibility. A spellbinding and stunning debut, The Returned is an unforgettable story that marks the arrival of an important new voice in contemporary fiction." Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 03/11/2013 (EAN 9780778315339, Hardcover) - *Starred Review Kirkus Reviews 04/15/2013 (EAN 9780778315339, Hardcover) - *Starred Review Booklist 05/15/2013 pg. 32 (EAN 9780778315339, Hardcover) - *Starred Review Kirkus Bea Big Book Guide 05/15/2013 pg. 12 (EAN 9780778315339, Hardcover) - *Starred Review Entertainment Weekly 05/31/2013 pg. 100 (EAN 9780778315339, Hardcover) Booklist 06/01/2013 pg. 31 (EAN 9780778315339, Hardcover) Library Journal 07/01/2013 pg. 74 (EAN 9780778315339, Hardcover) - *Starred Review Romantic Times 09/01/2013 pg. 58 (EAN 9780778315339, Hardcover) Essence 09/01/2013 pg. 94 (EAN 9780778315339, Hardcover) Entertainment Weekly 08/30/2013 pg. 68 (EAN 9780778315339, Hardcover) Shelf Awareness 08/27/2013 (EAN 9780778315339, Hardcover) People Weekly 09/09/2013 pg. 49 (EAN 9780778315339, Hardcover) Kirkus Best Fiction 11/15/2013 pg. 29 (EAN 9780778315339, Hardcover) Shelf Awareness 12/13/2013 (EAN 9780778315339, Hardcover) BookPage 09/01/2013 (EAN 9780778315339, Hardcover) Wilson Fiction Catalog 01/01/2014 pg. 747 (EAN 9780778315339, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  Mott, Jason Jason Mott is the critically acclaimed and New York Times bestselling author of The Returned, which was adapted for a network television drama series. A Pushcart Prize nominee, Jason was named by Entertainment Weekly as a writer poised to break big. He holds a BA in fiction and an MFA in poetry and is the author of two poetry collections. He currently lives in North Carolina. Contributor Bio:  Stechschulte, Tom Tom Stechschulte is the prizewinning narrator of over a hundred audiobooks. He has been seen in eleven Broadway shows as well as numerous television and film appearances, including the remake of "The Manchurian Candidate".