{"product_id":"the-joy-of-funerals-paperback","title":"The Joy of Funerals - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlix Strauss\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA widow who lusts...a daughter who aches...a lover who obsesses...a shopaholic who hungers...a daredevil who desires...a single woman who longs...an outsider who hopes...an artist who craves...and a funeral-junkie who needs. These are the women who inhabit the eerily honest, often heartbreaking world Alix Strauss has created in \u003cem\u003eThe Joy of Funerals\u003c\/em\u003e. Begun as a \"Lives\" column in the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e, this riveting collection of interwoven stories explores the disturbing lives of nine young women, each willing to take drastic measures to fill the voids created by longing and loneliness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \"Recovering Larry,\" a woman mourns for her dead husband by having sex with grieving men. In \"Shrinking Away,\" a woman pays a daring shiva call on her psychiatrist's widow. \"Swimming Without Annette\" explores a woman's obsession with her dead wife's killer, while \"Still Life\" peers into the life of a pregnant artist who wishes to paint herself out of a bad marriage and into a prettier world. In \"Post-Dated,\" a single woman wonders if her recently defunct date was perhaps the perfect man.\u003cbr\u003eRead independently, these vivid and raw stories stand on their own. When read as a collection, they are anchored together by the novella, \u003cem\u003eThe Joy of Funerals\u003c\/em\u003e, which follows the life of Nina, a single thirty-something woman who attends the funerals of the deceased characters in the previous stories.\u003cbr\u003eWritten with raw wit, mordant humor and a unique voice, Strauss explores our basic need for human connection while trying to answer the penetrating questions, 'where do I belong' and the 'how do I fit in.' \u003cem\u003eThe Joy of Funerals\u003c\/em\u003e is a smart, vivid, and arresting look into the inner world of those left behind, and those still holding on.\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 294\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.66 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 02, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51753027862816,"sku":"9798988500018","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/010ba0fe6e589abde0ae96d8a9bbf659.webp?v=1780010531","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-joy-of-funerals-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}