{"product_id":"familiar-9781555976255","title":"Familiar","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA haunting, enigmatic novel about a woman who is given a second chance--and isn't sure whether she really wants it\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* A \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \"Indie Sleeper\" * A Powell's Indiespensable Pick * The \u003ci\u003eNervous Breakdown's\u003c\/i\u003e October Book Club Pick *\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElisa Brown is driving back from her annual, somber visit to her son Silas's grave when something changes. Actually, everything changes: her body is more voluptuous; she's wearing different clothes and driving a new car. When she arrives home, her life is familiar--but different. There is her house, her husband. But in the world she now inhabits, Silas is no longer dead, and his brother is disturbingly changed. Elisa has a new job, and her marriage seems sturdier, and stranger, than she remembers. She finds herself faking her way through a life she is convinced is not her own. Has she had a psychotic break? Or has she entered a parallel universe? Elisa believed that Silas was doomed from the start, but now that he is alive, what can she do to repair her strained relations with her children? She soon discovers that these questions hinge on being able to see herself as she really is--something that might be impossible for Elisa, or for anyone. In \u003ci\u003eFamiliar, \u003c\/i\u003eJ. Robert Lennon continues his profound and exhilarating exploration of the surreal undercurrents of contemporary American life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Graywolf Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/02\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781555976255\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.62lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.32h x 5.55w x 0.74d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/06\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2012 pg. 92\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2012 pg. 25\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/16\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/09\/2012 pg. 24\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/16\/2012 pg. 30\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Bea Big Book Guide\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2012 pg. 19\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"J. Robert Lennon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53240947376309,"sku":"9781555976255","price":12.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/familiar-9781555976255","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}