{"product_id":"9781491777985","title":"Subtractions","description":"\u003cp\u003eMeet Quentin, driven by revenge against the company that fired him; drifty wife Faye; sensitive son Arthur; and smart-mouthed Donnie and Olivia, so close they read each other’s schemes.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eWhen catastrophe tears the family apart, Olivia assumes the task of putting it back together: “Just because something is futile is no reason to give up on it.”\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eAlso meet Rod, Olivia’s boss, burdened by an invalid father and demanding mother. Olivia has their solution, too, knowing evolution always moves from the simple to the complex.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eAdd Coushattan housekeeper Josephine with a penchant for setting fires, and gas station attendant Willie Virginia, on the lookout for a loose man.\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003eAward-winning playwright Olivia Orfield (“Vortex”, “Death Trap”) labeled Subtractions “Irony at its most entertaining, containing a nugget of pure enlightenment.”\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eAward-winning author Mary Zimmeth (“Course Corrections”, “Bed Number Ten”) called it “Pathos laced with high humor. A must read!”\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"iUniverse, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47130552762608,"sku":"9781491777985","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781491777985_p0.jpg?v=1763659786","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781491777985","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}