{"product_id":"love-and-other-thought-experiments-paperback","title":"Love and Other Thought Experiments - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSophie Ward\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis impressive debut novel, longlisted for the 2020 Booker Prize, takes its premise and inspiration from ten of the best-known thought experiments in philosophy\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003ethe what-ifs of philosophical investigation\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003eand uses them to talk about love in a wholly unique way.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMarried couple Rachel and Eliza are considering having a child. Rachel wants one desperately, and Eliza thinks she does, too, but she can't quite seem to wrap her head around the idea. When Rachel wakes up screaming one night and tells Eliza that an ant has crawled into her eye and is stuck there, Eliza initially sees it as a cry for attention. But Rachel is adamant. She knows it sounds crazy--but she also knows it's true. As a scientist, Eliza is skeptical. Suddenly their entire relationship is called into question. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat follows is a uniquely imaginative sequence of ten interconnecting episodes--each from a different character's perspective--inspired by some of the best-known thought experiments in philosophy. Together they form a sparkling philosophical tale of love lost and found across the universe.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSOPHIE WARD is an actor and a writer. She has published articles in \u003ci\u003eThe Times, The Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Observer\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Spectator\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Diva\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eRed\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, and her short stories have been published in the anthologies \u003ci\u003eFinding A Voice\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Book of Numbers\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Spiral Path\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Gold Room.\u003c\/i\u003e Her book \u003ci\u003eA Marriage Proposal: The Importance of Equal Marriage and What it Means for All of Us\u003c\/i\u003e was published as a Guardian short eBook in 2014. In 2018, Sophie won the Pindrop short story award for Sunbed. She has a degree in philosophy and literature and a PhD from Goldsmiths, University of London, on the use of narrative in philosophy of mind. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e]\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.9 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 28, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Man Booker Prize (2020)\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767665393952,"sku":"9780593314302","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d7f50df3a48a31ce6742b109f6e404f5.webp?v=1780314768","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/love-and-other-thought-experiments-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}