{"product_id":"personal-velocity-9781250349187","title":"Personal Velocity","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first Picador edition of Rebecca Miller's debut book \"remind[s] us that good material is everywhere\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe vibrantly fresh and lustrous stories in Miller's collection explore the multifaceted lives of women in seven arresting portraits. Modern and diverse, these women of different classes and ages struggle with sexuality, fate, motherhood, infidelity, desperation, and an overriding will to survive. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWe meet Greta, a cookbook editor who is chosen by Tavi, the hottest writer of his generation, to edit his new book. The book becomes a best-seller and Greta is propelled out of her marriage by her own ambition and success. Other characters include Paula, a pregnant twenty-one-year-old, who is on the run from the horror of a man who was hit by a car and died while walking her home from a nightclub; Delia, an abused working-class wife who goes into hiding with her children; and Louisa, a painter who moves rapidly from one lover to the next, acting out a self-perpetuating drama over which she has no control. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRebecca Miller, who also adapted \u003ci\u003ePersonal Velocity \u003c\/i\u003efor the screen, has crafted an edgy, fearless, and beautifully spare collection of short fiction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Picador USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/17\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250349187\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.38w x 1.00d","brand":"Rebecca Miller","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44493211697333,"sku":"9781250349187","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_3476af20-920f-4c00-83f2-6565af8cecb3.jpg?v=1721747526","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/personal-velocity-9781250349187","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}