Dept. of Speculation (Paperback)

From the WOMEN'S PRIZE SHORTLISTED AUTHOR... FEATURING IN THE NEW YORK TIMES 10 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR The kind of book that you will be quoting over and over to friends who don't quite understand, until they give in and read it too ... They used to send each other letters. The return address was always the same: Dept. of Speculation. They used to be young, brave, and giddy with hopes for their future. They got married, had a child, and skated through all the small calamities of family life. But then, slowly, quietly something changes. As the years rush by, fears creep in and doubts accumulate until finally their life as they know it cracks apart and they find themselves forced to reassess what they have lost, what is left, and what they want now. Written with the dazzling lucidity of poetry, Dept. of Speculation navigates the jagged edges of a modern marriage to tell a story that is darkly funny, surprising and wise. "Jenny Offill's Dept. of Speculation resembles no book I've read before. If I tell you that it's funny, and moving, and true; that it's as compact and mysterious as a neutron; that it tells a profound story of love and parenthood while invoking (among others) Keats, Kafka, Einstein, Russian cosmonauts, and advice for the housewife of 1897, will you please simply believe me, and read it?" - Michael Cunningham

General

Imprint:	Granta Books
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	March 2015
Authors:	Jenny Offill
Dimensions:	198 x 129 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	175
ISBN-13:	978-1-84708-874-1
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > Modern fiction
LSN:	1-84708-874-0
Barcode:	9781847088741

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