{"product_id":"other-people-we-married-paperback","title":"Other People We Married - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEmma Straub\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe beloved story collection from the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Vacationers, All Adults Here \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e This Time Tomorrow\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eOther People We Married\u003c\/i\u003e, Straub creates characters as recognizable as a best friend, and follows them through moments of triumph and transformation with wit, vulnerability, and dazzling insight. In \"Some People Must Really Fall in Love,\" an assistant professor takes halting steps into the awkward world of office politics while harboring feelings for a freshman student. Two sisters struggle with old assumptions about each other as they stumble to build a new relationship in \"A Map of Modern Palm Springs.\" In \"Puttanesca,\" two widows move tentatively forward, still surrounded by ghosts and disappointments from the past. These twelve stories, filled with sharp humor, emotional acuity, and joyful language, announce the arrival of a major new talent.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmma Straub is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e‒bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eModern Lovers, The Vacationers\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLaura Lamont's Life in Pictures.\u003c\/i\u003e Her fiction and nonfiction have been published in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eElle\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eCondé Nast Traveler\u003c\/i\u003e, and she is a contributing writer for \u003ci\u003eRookie\u003c\/i\u003e. Straub's work has been published in fifteen countries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.9 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 07, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770991870240,"sku":"9781594486067","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/1c6d976aa667942b109a225d40501d99.webp?v=1780381586","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/other-people-we-married-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}