{"product_id":"9781101870136","title":"A Cure for Suicide","description":"\u003cb\u003e***LONG-LISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD***\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the author of \u003ci\u003eSilence Once Begun,\u003c\/i\u003e a beguiling new novel about a man starting over at the most basic level, and the strange woman who insinuates herself into his life and memory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA man and a woman have moved into a small house in a small village. The woman is an “examiner,” the man, her “claimant.” The examiner is both doctor and guide, charged with teaching the claimant a series of simple functions: this is a chair, this is a fork, this is how you meet people. She makes notes in her journal about his progress: he is showing improvement yet his dreams are troubling. One day the examiner brings the claimant to a party, where he meets Hilda, a charismatic but volatile woman whose surprising assertions throw everything the claimant has learned into question. What is this village? Why is he here? And who is Hilda? A fascinating novel of love, illness, despair, and betrayal, \u003ci\u003eA Cure for Suicide\u003c\/i\u003e is the most captivating novel yet from one of our most audacious and original young writers.","brand":"Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47119243739376,"sku":"9781101870136","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781101870136_p0.jpg?v=1763689786","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781101870136","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}