{"product_id":"domestic-violets-paperback","title":"Domestic Violets - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMatthew Norman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Hystericaland often touching. . . . \u003cem\u003eDomestic Violets\u003c\/em\u003e is a fast, fun, hilariousread.\" --Jessica Anya Blau, critically-acclaimed author of\u003cem\u003e The Summer of Naked Swim Parties \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eDrinkingCloser to Home\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInthe tradition of Jonathan Tropper and Tom Perrotta comes Matthew Norman's \u003cem\u003eDomestic Violets\u003c\/em\u003e--adarkly comic family drama about one man's improbable trials of love, loss, andambition; of attraction, impotence, and infidelity; and of mid-life malaise, poorly-planned revenge, and the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTom Violet always thought that by the time he turned thirty-five, he'd have everything going for him. Fame. Fortune. A beautiful wife. A satisfying career as a successful novelist. A happy dog to greet him at the end of the day. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe reality, though, is far different. He's got a wife, but their problems are bigger than he can even imagine. And he's written a novel, but the manuscript he's slaved over for years is currently hidden in his desk drawer while his father, an actual famous writer, just won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. His career, such that it is, involves mind-numbing corporate buzzwords, his pretentious archnemesis Gregory, and a hopeless, completely inappropriate crush on his favorite coworker. Oh . . . and his dog, according to the vet, is suffering from acute anxiety.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTom's life is crushing his soul, but he's decided to do something about it. (Really.) \u003cem\u003eDomestic Violets\u003c\/em\u003e is the brilliant and beguiling story of a man finally taking control of his own happiness--even if it means making a complete idiot of himself along the way.\u003c\/p\u003e--New York Journal of Books\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTom Violet always thought that by the time he turned thirty-five, he'd have everything going for him. Fame. Fortune. A beautiful wife. A satisfying career as a successful novelist. A happy dog to greet him at the end of the day. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe reality, though, is far different. He's got a wife, but their problems are bigger than he can even imagine. And he's written a novel, but the manuscript he's slaved over for years is currently hidden in his desk drawer while his father, an actual famous writer, just won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. His career, such that it is, involves mind-numbing corporate buzzwords, his pretentious archnemesis Gregory, and a hopeless, completely inappropriate crush on his favorite coworker. Oh . . . and his dog, according to the vet, is suffering from acute anxiety.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTom's life is crushing his soul, but he's decided to do something about it. (Really.) \u003cem\u003eDomestic Violets\u003c\/em\u003e is the brilliant and beguiling story of a man finally taking control of his own happiness--even if it means making a complete idiot of himself along the way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.86 x 8.09 x 5.32 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 09, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51762970788128,"sku":"9780062065117","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/f5a96920d2dfafc055c1c7e1975543e6.webp?v=1780227282","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/domestic-violets-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}