{"product_id":"machine-9781555978471","title":"Machine","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA haunting story of guilt and blame in the wake of a drowning, the first novel by the author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSpectacle\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSusan Steinberg's first novel, \u003ci\u003eMachine\u003c\/i\u003e, is a dazzling and innovative leap forward for a writer whose most recent book, \u003ci\u003eSpectacle\u003c\/i\u003e, gained her a rapturous following. \u003ci\u003eMachine\u003c\/i\u003e revolves around a group of teenagers--both locals and wealthy out-of-towners--during a single summer at the shore. Steinberg captures the pressures and demands of this world in a voice that effortlessly slides from collective to singular, as one girl recounts a night on which another girl drowned. Hoping to assuage her guilt and evade a similar fate, she pieces together the details of this tragedy, as well as the breakdown of her own family, and learns that no one, not even she, is blameless. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA daring stylist, Steinberg contrasts semicolon-studded sentences with short lines that race down the page. This restless approach gains focus and power through a sharply drawn narrative that ferociously interrogates gender, class, privilege, and the disintegration of identity in the shadow of trauma. \u003ci\u003eMachine\u003c\/i\u003e is the kind of novel--relentless and bold--that only Susan Steinberg could have written.\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 08\/20\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781555978471\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/17\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/15\/2019 pg. 33\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2019 pg. 21\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Susan Steinberg","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36659654394012,"sku":"9781555978471","price":12.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_45936714-55c9-4634-b186-17411ce26cda.jpg?v=1603895209","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/machine-9781555978471","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}