{"product_id":"do-the-windows-open-paperback","title":"Do the Windows Open? - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJulie Hecht\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDo the Windows Open?\u003c\/i\u003e is a series of hilarious linked tales documenting the mania of the modern day in devastating detail-tales that have had readers of \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e laughing out loud for years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe beguiling and alienated narrator-who finds nearly everything interesting and almost nothing clear-has set herself the never-ending goal of photographing a world-renowned reproductive surgeon, Walden Pond, the ponds of Nantucket, and all the houses Anne Sexton ever lived in. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the way, she searches for organically grown vegetables, windows that open, and an endodontist who acts like a normal person. She sometimes compares herself unfavorably to Jacqueline Kennedy, Hillary Clinton, and Princess Diana.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat emerges is a unique sensibility under siege. This is a remarkably original literary performance, one that speaks to anyone looking for the refuge laughter offers from life in an absurd world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJulie Hecht's fiction has appeared in \u003cb\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eHarper's\u003c\/b\u003e. She lives in East Hampton, New York in the winter and Massachusetts in the summer. She has been writing stories since she was eight years old.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.62 x 7.77 x 5.12 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 01, 1998\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51752166949152,"sku":"9780140271454","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/131cbfe8c8f1f8472b45ed9b9ef56eeb.webp?v=1779989070","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/do-the-windows-open-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}