{"product_id":"big-brother-9780061458606","title":"Big Brother","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Shriver is brilliant on the novel shock that is hunger. . . . With honesty, precision and humour, she conveys all the boredom and exhilaration of weight loss, along with its tendency to threaten the people around you.\" \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e--\u003cem\u003eGuardian\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author Lionel Shriver, \u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003ea striking novel about siblings, marriage, and obesity\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Pandora picks up her older brother Edison at the Iowa airport, she doesn't recognize him. In the four years since she last saw him, the once slim, hip New York jazz pianist has gained hundreds of pounds. What happened? And it's not just the weight. Edison breaks her husband Fletcher's handcrafted furniture, makes overkill breakfasts for the family, and entices her stepson not only to forgo college but to drop out of high school. After Edison has more than overstayed his welcome, Fletcher delivers his wife an ultimatum: it's him or me. But which loyalty is paramount, that of a wife or a sister? For without Pandora's support, surely Edison will eat himself into an early grave.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRich with Shriver's distinctive wit and ferocious energy, \u003cem\u003eBig Brother\u003c\/em\u003e is about fat--an issue both social and excruciatingly personal. It asks just how much we are obligated to help members of our families, and whether it's ever possible to save loved ones from themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/10\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780061458606\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.40w x 1.20d","brand":"Lionel Shriver","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43059658129589,"sku":"9780061458606","price":13.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_2b139985-74f8-4338-9eac-353602d42941.jpg?v=1690296513","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/big-brother-9780061458606","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}