{"product_id":"subtle-bodies-9781400077137","title":"Subtle Bodies","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e**A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK**\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a sophisticated romp through the tribulations and joys of marriage and friendship, a group of college friends reunites two decades after graduation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter the sudden death of Douglas, once the ringleader of a clique of self-styled wits, his four best friends are summoned to his Catskills estate to mourn his passing. Responding to a mysterious sense of emergency in the call, Ned flies in from San Francisco with his wife Nina in furious pursuit; they're at a critical point in their attempts to conceive and she won't let a funeral get in the way. It is Nina who gives us a pointed, irreverent commentary as the men reconvene, while Ned tries to understand what it was that made this clutch of souls his friends to begin with--before time, sex, work, and the brutal quirks of history reshaped them. Filled with unexpected, funny, telling aper us, Norman Rush's \u003ci\u003eSubtle Bodies\u003c\/i\u003e is also a deeply moving exploration of the meanings of life. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/03\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781400077137\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.10w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/03\/2014 pg. 28\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Norman Rush","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43040243220661,"sku":"9781400077137","price":12.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_ba415e0e-3fcf-4923-afe0-69e3d1e733cb.jpg?v=1689087713","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/subtle-bodies-9781400077137","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}