{"product_id":"subtraction-9781640090859","title":"Subtraction","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Robison raises sitcom wit to the level of real emotional situations, real comedy and real art.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Chicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eSubtraction\u003c\/i\u003e stands out as a high-wire act of the novel form--taut in expression yet rich with humanity, expertly crafted and unfairly neglected.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Millions\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePaige Deveaux, poet and Harvard professor, is tracking her husband Raf, who has vanished once again. Paige trails him to Houston, where he is holed up in a seedy bar, drunk and cheerfully ashamed of himself. He's very glad to see her: she's the only girl for him (and he should know--he's tried most of the others). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFinding Raf is one thing, but holding on to him is another. To sober him up, to keep him sober, to keep him, Paige enlists Raf's old friend Raymond (himself an ex-alcoholic) and Raf's new friend Pru, a holistically inclined contortionist-stripper. For a while life, and Raf, seem to settle down. But this foursome is nothing but trouble for one another. Pru is a hit-and-run artist, a sexual desperado who has already broken Raymond's heart, and now Raymond is growing sweet on Paige. As Raf says, \"Assorted wretchednesses ensue.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Catapult\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/11\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781640090859\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.00w x 0.80d","brand":"Mary Robison","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43644058894517,"sku":"9781640090859","price":14.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_c2167152-5019-42db-b53d-e0eff6a95514.jpg?v=1708446364","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/subtraction-9781640090859","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}