{"product_id":"9781608194438","title":"Falling Sideways: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eThere seems to be no shortage of business at the Tank, a high-profile\u003cbr\u003e firm in Copenhagen. There are meetings to attend, memos to write, \u003cbr\u003ecolleagues to undermine. But when the Tank's nefarious CEO announces a \u003cbr\u003eround of downsizing, everyone becomes exponentially more concerned about\u003cbr\u003e ... whatever it is they're doing. Not since Joshua Ferris's \u003ci\u003eThen We Came to the End\u003c\/i\u003e has there been such a savvy satire of contemporary work culture, and the distorting effects it can have on our lives.\u003c\/p\u003eFollowing\u003cbr\u003e these imperiled company men and women out into the autumn days and \u003cbr\u003enights of Copenhagen, Thomas E. Kennedy traces the ripple effects of the\u003cbr\u003e news at the Tank as it impacts spouses, children, and lovers. Top \u003cbr\u003eexecutive Frederick Breathwaite is frantically trying to ensure a stable\u003cbr\u003e future for his son, while the boy's greatest fear is that his future \u003cbr\u003emight resemble his father's absurd present. Harald Jaeger is estranged \u003cbr\u003efrom his wife and daughters but pursuing desperate passions for other \u003cbr\u003ewomen (including the Tank's married CFO). And while he's lost in amorous\u003cbr\u003e fantasies, he has managed to catch the CEO's eye-as a possible \u003cbr\u003ereplacement for Breathwaite.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSharp, funny, but remarkably tender, \u003ci\u003eFalling Sideways\u003c\/i\u003e is the \u003cbr\u003esecond book in Kennedy's virtuoso Copenhagen Quartet, and a book that \u003cbr\u003ewill continue to build his reputation as one of America's most versatile\u003cbr\u003e literary novelists. \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47171020652784,"sku":"9781608194438","price":13.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781608194438_p0.jpg?v=1763834942","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781608194438","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}