{"product_id":"9780593715529","title":"The Vulnerables: A Novel","description":"\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY NPR, \u003ci\u003eHARPER'S BAZAAR, VOGUE, THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICE, THE IRISH TIMES, NEW REPUBLIC\u003c\/i\u003e AND KIRKUS REVIEWS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e–bestselling, National Book Award–winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Friend\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWhat Are You Going Through \u003c\/i\u003ebrings her singular voice to a story about modern life and connection\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“I am committed, until one of us dies, to Nunez’s novels. I find them ideal. They are short, wise, provocative, funny — good and strong company.” \u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003eDwight Garner, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“With the intimacy and humor of a great conversation, this novel makes you feel smarter and more alive.” \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003ePeople Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“An ode to our basic need to connect with other beings, be they human or animal, even in a global crisis that told us to stay apart.” \u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003eNPR\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Elegy plus comedy is the only way to express how we live in the world today, says a character in Sigrid Nunez’s ninth novel. \u003ci\u003eThe Vulnerables\u003c\/i\u003e offers a meditation on our contemporary era, as a solitary female narrator asks what it means to be alive at this complex moment in history and considers how our present reality affects the way a person looks back on her past.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Humor, to be sure, is a priceless refuge. Equally vital is connection with others, who here include an adrift member of Gen Z and a spirited parrot named Eureka. \u003ci\u003eThe Vulnerables\u003c\/i\u003e reveals what happens when strangers are willing to open their hearts to each other and how far even small acts of caring can go to ease another’s distress. A search for understanding about some of the most critical matters of our time, Nunez’s new novel is also an inquiry into the nature and purpose of writing itself.","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47918106378480,"sku":"9780593715529","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780593715529_p0.jpg?v=1763722594","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780593715529","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}