{"product_id":"9780812995220-1","title":"Among the Ten Thousand Things","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor fans of Jennifer Egan, Jonathan Franzen, Lorrie Moore, and Curtis Sittenfeld, \u003ci\u003eAmong the Ten Thousand Things\u003c\/i\u003e is a dazzling first novel, a portrait of an American family on the cusp of irrevocable change, and a startlingly original story of love and time lost.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Jack Shanley is a well-known New York artist, charming and vain, who doesn’t mean to plunge his family into crisis. His wife, Deb, gladly left behind a difficult career as a dancer to raise the two children she adores. In the ensuing years, she has mostly avoided coming face-to-face with the weaknesses of the man she married. But then an anonymously sent package arrives in the mail: a cardboard box containing sheaves of printed emails chronicling Jack’s secret life. The package is addressed to Deb, but it’s delivered into the wrong hands: her children’s.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e With this vertiginous opening begins a debut that is by turns funny, wise, and indescribably moving. As the Shanleys spin apart into separate orbits, leaving New York in an attempt to regain their bearings, fifteen-year-old Simon feels the allure of adult freedoms for the first time, while eleven-year-old Kay wanders precariously into a grown-up world she can’t possibly understand. Writing with extraordinary precision, humor, and beauty, Julia Pierpont has crafted a timeless, hugely enjoyable novel about the bonds of family life—their brittleness, and their resilience.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eAdvance praise for \u003ci\u003eAmong the Ten Thousand Things\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “This book is one of the funniest and most emotionally honest I’ve read in a long time.”\u003cb\u003e—Jonathan Safran Foer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Remarkable . . . Pierpont displays not only wisdom, but real tact as a writer, knowing how much to say, how much to leave out, how much to imply.”\u003cb\u003e—Colm Tóibín\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Every page of this gorgeous novel contains such joys that you won’t want to stop reading for anything.”\u003cb\u003e—J. Courtney Sullivan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e“Poignant, surprising, and fiercely intelligent, \u003ci\u003eAmong the Ten Thousand Things\u003c\/i\u003e is about the sturdiness and tremendous delicacy of the bonds between parents and children. Don’t miss this powerful debut.”\u003cb\u003e—Megan Abbott\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“A vicious and enchanting portrait of a fragmenting family that will leave you hungry for whatever Julia Pierpont does next.”\u003cb\u003e—Courtney Maum\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Sharply observed and deeply illuminating, \u003ci\u003eAmong the Ten Thousand Things \u003c\/i\u003emarks the beginning of what is sure to be a brilliant career.”\u003cb\u003e—Elliott Holt\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Why aren’t there more first or second or seventh novels like \u003ci\u003eAmong the Ten Thousand Things\u003c\/i\u003e? That’s what I asked myself as I read—actually, devoured—Julia Pierpont’s debut. My conclusion: Very few writers, at any point in their lives, can produce prose of the sort you’ll find here.”\u003cb\u003e—Sean Wilsey\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “\u003ci\u003eAmong the Ten Thousand Things\u003c\/i\u003e succeeds in being both heartbreaking and funny: It’s a wry, sly look at a privileged New York upbringing and the ultimate loneliness at the heart of it.”\u003cb\u003e—Mary Gordon\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “The perennial theme of marital infidelity is given a brisk, insightful, and sophisticated turn in Pierpont’s impressive debut. . . . This novel leaves an indelible portrait of lives blown off course.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/i\u003e(starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A treat for fans of Jonathan Franzen, Jami Attenberg, and Emma Straub . . . shows off an exciting new voice on the literary landscape.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47042068906224,"sku":"9780812995220","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780812995220_p0.jpg?v=1763741540","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780812995220-1","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}