{"product_id":"9780804173162","title":"Standard Deviation","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e*A Skimm Reads Pick*\u003cbr\u003eWashington Post 50 Notable Works of Fiction 2017\u003cbr\u003eKirkus Best Debut Novels 2017\u003cbr\u003eKirkus Best Fictional Families 2017\u003cbr\u003eMinnesota Public Radio Best of 2017\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn \u003cb\u003euproarious \u003c\/b\u003enovel (\"Both heart-piercing and, crucially, very funny.\" \u003cb\u003e—Louise Erdrich,\u003ci\u003e The New York Times) \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003efrom the celebrated author of \u003ci\u003eSingle, Carefree, Mellow\u003c\/i\u003e about the challenges of a good marriage, the delight and heartache of raising children, and the irresistible temptation to wonder about the path not taken\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Graham Cavanaugh divorced his first wife it was to marry his girlfriend, Audra, a woman as irrepressible as she is spontaneous and fun. But, Graham learns, life with Audra can also be exhausting, constantly interrupted by chatty phone calls, picky-eater houseguests, and invitations to weddings of people he’s never met. Audra firmly believes that through the sheer force of her personality she can overcome the most socially challenging interactions, shepherding her son through awkward playdates and origami club, and even deciding to establish a friendship with Graham’s first wife, Elspeth.  Graham isn't sure he understands why Audra longs to be friends with the woman he divorced. After all, former spouses are hard to categorize—are they enemies, old flames, or just people you know really, really well? And as Graham and Audra share dinners, holidays, and late glasses of wine with his first wife he starts to wonder: How can anyone love two such different women? Did I make the right choice? Is there a right choice? A hilarious and rueful debut novel of love, marriage, infidelity, and origami, \u003ci\u003eStandard Deviation\u003c\/i\u003e never deviates from the superb.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47015177781488,"sku":"9780804173162","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780804173162_p0.jpg?v=1763729475","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780804173162","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}