{"product_id":"dept-of-speculation-jenny-offill-paperback","title":"Dept. of Speculation -- Jenny Offill, Paperback","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eWeather\u003c\/i\u003e comes a slim, stunning portrait of a marriage--a beguiling rumination on the mysteries of intimacy, trust, faith, knowledge, and the condition of universal shipwreck that unites us all. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eONE OF THE 10 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR - \u003ci\u003eTHE\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA Best Book of the Year: \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMinneapolis Star Tribun\u003c\/i\u003ee, \u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e.com, \u003ci\u003eElectric Literature\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBuzzfeed\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the beginning, it was easy to imagine their future. They were young and giddy, sure of themselves and of their love for each other. \"Dept. of Speculation\" was their code name for all the thrilling uncertainties that lay ahead. Then they got married, had a child and navigated the familiar calamities of family life--a colicky baby, a faltering relationship, stalled ambitions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen their marriage reaches a sudden breaking point, the wife tries to retrace the steps that have led them to this place, invoking everything from Kafka to the Stoics to doomed Russian cosmonauts as she analyzes what is lost and what remains. In language that shimmers with rage and longing and wit, Offill has created a brilliantly suspenseful love story--a novel to read in one sitting, even as its piercing meditations linger long after the last page.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jenny Offill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/07\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.30w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780345806871\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/16\/2014 pg. 28\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/11\/2015 pg. 66\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJenny Offill is the author of the novel \u003ci\u003eLast Things, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich was chosen as a Notable Book of the Year by\u003ci\u003e The New York Times \u003c\/i\u003eand was a finalist for the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e First Book Award. She teaches in the writing programs\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eat Queens University, Brooklyn College, and\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eColumbia University.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Offill, Jenny","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48641831698660,"sku":"9780345806871","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9780345806871.jpg?v=1777214280","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/dept-of-speculation-jenny-offill-paperback","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}