{"product_id":"today-a-woman-went-mad-in-the-supermarket-stories-paperback","title":"Today a Woman Went Mad in the Supermarket: Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHilma Wolitzer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn NPR Best Book of the Year * A \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e Editors' Choice * An \u003ci\u003eElectric Literature\u003c\/i\u003e Best Short Story Collection of the Year * \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinalist for the Chautauqua Prize\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe \"often hilarious and always compassionate\" (\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e) collected stories of a critically acclaimed, award-winning \"American literary treasure\" (\u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e), now in paperback-with a foreword by Elizabeth Strout.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom her many well-loved novels, Hilma Wolitzer-now ninety-one years old and at the top of her game-has gained a reputation as one of our best fiction writers, who \"raises ordinary people and everyday occurrences to a new height.\" (\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e) These collected short stories-most of them originally published in magazines including \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e and the\u003ci\u003e Saturday Evening Post\u003c\/i\u003e, in the 1960s and 1970s, along with a new story that brings her early characters into the present-are evocative of an era that still resonates deeply today. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the title story, a bystander tries to soothe a woman who seems to have cracked under the pressures of her life. And in several linked stories throughout, the relationship between the narrator and her husband unfolds in telling and often hilarious vignettes. Of their time and yet timeless, Wolitzer's stories zero in on the domestic sphere with wit, candor, grace, and an acutely observant eye. Brilliantly capturing the tensions and contradictions of daily life, \u003ci\u003eToday a Woman Went Mad in the Supermarket\u003c\/i\u003e is full of heart and insight, providing a lens into a world that was often unseen at the time, and often overlooked now-reintroducing a beloved writer to be embraced by a whole new generation of readers.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.1 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 27, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766354477344,"sku":"9781635579802","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/01991387cc4f81b5a165227edf1c634a.webp?v=1780290986","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/today-a-woman-went-mad-in-the-supermarket-stories-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}