{"product_id":"practice-9781250390554","title":"Practice","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed a \u003ci\u003eSlate \u003c\/i\u003eTop 10 Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNPR\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLiterary Hub \u003c\/i\u003eBest Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn astonishing first novel about a day in the life of a young student who experiences her thoughts, fantasies, and wishes as she writes about--or tries to write about--Shakespeare's sonnets. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSix o'clock in the morning, Sunday, at the worn-out end of January. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a small room, cold and dim and quiet, an undergraduate student works on an essay about Shakespeare's sonnets. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnnabel has a meticulously planned routine for her day--work, yoga, meditation, long walks-- but finds it repeatedly thrown off course. Despite her efforts, she cannot stop her thoughts from slipping off their intended track into the shadows of elaborate erotic fantasies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the essay's deadline looms, so too does the irrepressible presence of other people: Annabel's boyfriend, Rich, keen to come visit her; her family and friends who demand her attention; and darker crises, obliquely glimpsed, all threatening to disturb the much-cherished quiet in her mind. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eExquisitely crafted, wryly comic, and completely original, Rosalind Brown's \u003ci\u003ePractice \u003c\/i\u003eis a novel about the life of the mind and the life of the body, about the repercussions of a rigid routine and the deep pleasures of literature.\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 06\/24\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250390554\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\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":"Rosalind Brown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45331925303477,"sku":"9781250390554","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_4f44ca45-f29b-4d7a-930a-6e8e162a9f79.jpg?v=1745938623","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/practice-9781250390554","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}