{"product_id":"leaving-the-sea-9780307739988","title":"Leaving the Sea","description":"By turns hilarious and heartfelt, dark and illuminative, Ben Marcus's \u003ci\u003eLeaving the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e is a ground breaking collection of stories from one of the single most vital, extraordinary, and unique writers of his generation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In the heartfelt \"I Can Say Many Nice Things,\" a washed-up writer toying with infidelity leads a creative writing workshop on board a cruise ship. In the dystopian \"Rollingwood,\" a divorced father struggles to take care of his ill infant, as his ex-wife and colleagues try to render him irrelevant. In \"Watching Mysteries with My Mother,\" a son meditates on his mother's mortality, hoping to stave off her death for as long as he sits by her side. And in the title story, told in a single breathtaking sentence, we watch as the narrator's marriage and his sanity unravel, drawing him to the brink of suicide. Surreal and tender, terrifying and life-affirming, \u003ci\u003eLeaving the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e is the work of an utterly unique writer at the height of his powers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Knopf Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/07\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780307739988\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.80h x 5.10w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/09\/2014 pg. 56\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ben Marcus","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43418177044661,"sku":"9780307739988","price":18.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_c682af27-df6b-48d8-a9af-df728dc116d9.jpg?v=1703002869","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/leaving-the-sea-9780307739988","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}