{"product_id":"a-moments-surrender-paperback","title":"A Moment's Surrender - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Burt\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Moment's Surrender\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e follows freshman writing instructor Paul Bishop in the aftermath of the murder of his former best friend, the renowned poet Tom Corbin. Haunted by guilt and bound by a devastating secret, Paul takes it upon himself to care for Tom's terminally ill widow, Susan. But the truth he withholds - that Tom had planned to leave Susan for another woman, Paul's own long-ago lover Rachel Lake - draws Paul into a painful triangle of loyalty, betrayal, and unresolved desire. Caught between the two women, Paul must navigate a web of grief and deception that threatens to undo them all. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eREVIEWS \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOriginal, exceptional, and deftly crafted from start to finish, \u003ci\u003eA Moment's Surrender \u003c\/i\u003eshowcases author John Burt's impressively effective character and narrative driven storytelling style that raises his inherently fascinating novel to an impressive level of literary excellence. This paperback edition of \u003ci\u003eA Moment's Surrender\u003c\/i\u003e from Press Americana is especially and unreservedly recommended for personal reading lists and community library Contemporary Literary Fiction collections.\u003cbr\u003eMidwest Book Review \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRiveting and rich, this is a novel that takes on the complexities of love with deep compassion. It is a gorgeous exploration of grief, the connections that sustain and break us, and the surprising grace that can unfold as we die and as we heal. It makes you ponder human existence and the stories in our own lives that are not over. It is a book that is nothing short of a gift to its reader.\u003cbr\u003eMarjan Kamali (author of \u003ci\u003eThe Lion Women of Tehran)\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Moment's Surrender\u003c\/i\u003e is a rigorous examination of four people who learn the painfully high cost of trifling with love. John Burt's emotionally rich and psychologically complex novel pulls the reader into a tangled web of relationships that slowly unravels in the aftermath of a senseless murder. With its vividly rendered settings and insightful intelligence, this splendidly written book casts a spell as its characters lurch toward redemption.\u003cbr\u003eStephen McCauley (author of \u003ci\u003eYou Only Call When You're in Trouble\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe mystery at the core of John Burt's psychologically rich and emotionally satisfying debut is not only what killed famed poet Tom Corbin; it's how Fate - in its ravenous appetite for trouble - has undone and will ultimately remake the man, women, and child in his immediate orbit. \u003ci\u003eA Moment's Surrender \u003c\/i\u003eshimmers with intelligence and with astute insight into the many ways we all possess to destroy and save each other.\u003cbr\u003eChristopher Castellani (author of \u003ci\u003eLeading Men\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor anyone who's \"loved and been loved, and made a mess of it,\" John Burt's suspenseful, sharply observed debut novel captures the messy intense nature of love, rivalry, simmering secrets, and fractured friendship. Paul Bishop, the former friend of a famous poet, grapples with old and new betrayals when his ex-friend and ex-lover both burst back into his stalled life. A sudden murder forces hesitant Paul into action as he wrangles his feelings for two very different women, all three characters gripped by a complicated love for the darkly charismatic poet. Burt offers a witty, entertaining portrait of literary academia while at the same time delving deeply into the tangled emotions of his vividly drawn characters. True readers will happily surrender to \u003ci\u003eA Moment's Surrender.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eElizabeth Searle (author of \u003ci\u003eThe Drama Room\u003c\/i\u003e)\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 332\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.74 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 19, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46153766600890,"sku":"9781735360188","price":29.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0768\/5727\/8650\/files\/HJdU93s22i9781735360188.webp?v=1783936559","url":"https:\/\/thebookloversatlas.com\/products\/a-moments-surrender-paperback","provider":"The Book Lover's Atlas","version":"1.0","type":"link"}