{"product_id":"adults-9781439191866","title":"Adults","description":"Now available in paperback, \"Tom Perrotta meets Curtis Sittenfeld in this razor-sharp debut by Alison Espach, who weaves a wry, devastatingly perceptive coming-of-age tale set in Connecticut's affluent suburbs\" (\u003ci\u003eMarie Claire\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn her ruefully funny and wickedly perceptive debut novel, Alison Espach deftly dissects matters of the heart and captures the lives of children and adults as they come to terms with life, death, and love. \u003cbr\u003eAt the center of this affluent suburban universe is Emily Vidal, a smart and snarky teenager, who gets involved in a suspect relationship with one of the adults after witnessing a suicide in her neighborhood. Among the cast of unforgettable characters is Emily's father, whose fiftieth birthday party has the adults descending upon the Vidal's patio; her mother, who has orchestrated the elaborate party even though she and her husband are getting a divorce; and an assortment of eccentric neighbors, high school teachers, and teenagers who teem with anxiety and sexuality and an unbridled desire to be noticed, and ultimately loved. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn irresistible chronicle of a modern young woman's struggle to grow up, \u003ci\u003eThe Adults\u003c\/i\u003e lays bare--in perfect pitch--a world where an adult and a child can so dangerously be mistaken for the same exact thing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scribner Book Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/06\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781439191866\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 307\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.30w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/07\/2011 pg. 79\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/16\/2011 pg. 32\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Alison Espach","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36650955538588,"sku":"9781439191866","price":17.84,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_c359cf36-4b69-4332-8c80-14faa7d11dc7.jpg?v=1603876482","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/adults-9781439191866","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}