{"product_id":"abstract-9798330422883","title":"Abstract","description":"From Sarah D'Stair (author of \u003cem\u003eCentral Valley\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eHelen Bonaparte\u003c\/em\u003e) \u003cem\u003eAbstract\u003c\/em\u003e is a claustrophobic examination of the psyche of a young woman and the multiplicative terrors inherent in longing for isolation, permanence, and genuine companionship.\u003cbr\u003eTwenty-six year old Cora Freelene works as an abstractor, reducing transcripts of congressional hearings to their two-sentence gists. She lives rent free in her great-grandmother's house, preparing it to be put on the market by decluttering the bric-a-brac amassed over a lifetime.\u003cbr\u003eShe has lovers, friends, pining suitors, and secret crushes all kept at arm's length.\u003cbr\u003eShe has ambitions, desires ... but has them less and less.\u003cbr\u003eShe has a cat, Chloe, she cannot imagine life without ... and a screen door she cannot remember forgetting to close ...\u003cbr\u003e... she has fingernails which fall off ...\u003cbr\u003e... and hair she finds clumped in the shower drain ...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Late Marriage Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/09\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798330422883\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 310\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.54lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.00h x 5.00w x 0.77d","brand":"Sarah D'Stair","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44700450095285,"sku":"9798330422883","price":11.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_c1ef5f6e-8980-4605-8457-de424f1efa07.jpg?v=1728397184","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/abstract-9798330422883","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}