{"product_id":"little-constructions-9781644450130","title":"Little Constructions","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe darkly comic second novel from the author of the Man Booker Prize winner \u003ci\u003eMilkman\u003c\/i\u003e, now available in the United States\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eIn the small town of Tiptoe Floorboard, the Doe clan, a close-knit family of criminals and victims, has the run of the place. Yet there are signs that patriarch John Doe's reign may be coming to an end. When Jetty Doe breaks into a gun store and makes off with a Kalashnikov, the stage is set for a violent confrontation. But while Jetty is making her way across town in a taxi, an elusive, chatty narrator takes us on a wild journey, zooming in and out on various members of the Doe clan with long, digressive riffs that chase down the causes and repercussions of Jetty's act.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBefore \u003ci\u003eMilkman\u003c\/i\u003e took the world by storm after winning the Man Booker Prize, Anna Burns had already honed her distinctive voice. In her second novel, \u003ci\u003eLittle Constructions\u003c\/i\u003e, she exhibits the same linguistic brio, coruscating wit, and scintillating insight into men, women, and the roots of violence. A wickedly funny novel that swoops and spirals as it examines the long shadow of abuse and violent crime, \u003ci\u003eLittle Constructions\u003c\/i\u003e explores what transpires when unspeakable realities, long hidden from view, can no longer be denied.\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 02\/18\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781644450130\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/16\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2020 pg. 37\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2020 pg. 67\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/25\/2020\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Anna Burns","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36664496488604,"sku":"9781644450130","price":13.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_56c91bb4-45be-472b-bb21-dbcdeb1ed784.jpg?v=1603906836","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/little-constructions-9781644450130","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}