{"product_id":"9780140271454","title":"Do the Windows Open?","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDo the Windows Open?\u003c\/i\u003e is a series of hilarious linked tales documenting the mania of the modern day in devastating detail-tales that have had readers of \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e laughing out loud for years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe beguiling and alienated narrator-who finds nearly everything interesting and almost nothing clear-has set herself the never-ending goal of photographing a world-renowned reproductive surgeon, Walden Pond, the ponds of Nantucket, and all the houses Anne Sexton ever lived in. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the way, she searches for organically grown vegetables, windows that open, and an endodontist who acts like a normal person. She sometimes compares herself unfavorably to Jacqueline Kennedy, Hillary Clinton, and Princess Diana.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat emerges is a unique sensibility under siege. This is a remarkably original literary performance, one that speaks to anyone looking for the refuge laughter offers from life in an absurd world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47008516145392,"sku":"9780140271454","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780140271454_p0.jpg?v=1763642172","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780140271454","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}