{"product_id":"a-friendship-in-twilight-9780231205955","title":"A Friendship in Twilight","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Jack Miles and Mark C. Taylor embarked on an extended conversation about living and dying in an imperiled world. \u003ci\u003eA Friendship in Twilight\u003c\/i\u003e is their plague journal. In raw and searching letters, written daily from the first lockdowns through the Capitol riot, they reflect on life during overlapping crises.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Friendship in Twilight\u003c\/i\u003e is an engaging plague journal with the added suspense of a looming U.S. election in which democracy itself was at stake. Miles and Taylor, each of whom has a remarkable range of knowledge and interests, offer fascinating exchanges on numerous philosophical, religious, and cultural matters, along with more personal biographical reflections. This is a genuine one-of-a-kind book. -- Peter Harrison, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Territories of Science and Religion\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA unique charm and depth, giving its protagonists access to the space and time of a friendship that is patient, generous, and substantive. * Los Angeles Review of Books *\u003cbr\u003eThis faithfully captures the experience of living through 2020, for better or for worse. * Publishers Weekly *\u003cbr\u003eThe true beauty of the book, then, is that while the early months of the pandemic are the background and occasion for the letters, the friendship they display is vastly more interesting. * America *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Note to Our Readers\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003eThe Ides of March\u003cbr\u003eEaster\u003cbr\u003eMemorial Day\u003cbr\u003eIndependence Day\u003cbr\u003eLabor Day\u003cbr\u003eEpiphany\u003cbr\u003eWorks Cited","brand":"Columbia University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400368890199,"sku":"9780231205955","price":20.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780231205955.jpg?v=1730470516","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-friendship-in-twilight-9780231205955","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}