{"product_id":"affairs-of-others-paperback","title":"Affairs of Others - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAmy Grace Loyd\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFive years after her young husband's death, Celia Cassill has moved from one Brooklyn neighborhood to another, but she has not moved on. The owner of a small apartment building, Celia believes that she has a right to her ghosts, and she has chosen her tenants for their ability to respect one another's privacy. But everything changes with the arrival of Hope, a dazzling woman of a certain age on the run from her husband's recent betrayal. When Hope begins a torrid and noisy affair, and another tenant mysteriously disappears, the carefully constructed walls of Celia's world are tested and the sanctity of her building is shattered. Ultimately, Celia and her tenants must abandon their separate spaces for a more intimate one, and the promise of genuine joy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAmy Grace Loyd investigates interior spaces, of the body and the New York warrens in which her characters live, offering a startling emotional honesty about the traffic between men and women. \u003ci\u003eThe Affairs of Others\u003c\/i\u003e is a story about the irrepressibility of life and desire, no matter its sorrows or obstacles.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmy Grace Loyd is an executive editor at Byliner Inc. and was the fiction and literary editor at \u003ci\u003ePlayboy\u003c\/i\u003e magazine. A recipient of both MacDowell and Yaddo fellowships, she lives in Brooklyn, New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.82 x 8.51 x 5.48 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 05, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51761039180064,"sku":"9781250050304","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/870a5449537cd9ffc0158f20de33507e.webp?v=1780197930","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/affairs-of-others-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}