{"product_id":"the-position-of-spoons-and-other-intimacies-9781250397737","title":"The Position of Spoons: And Other Intimacies","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA feast of observations about everything from the particular beauty of lemons on a table, to the allure of Colette, to the streets of Paris, by the inimitable Deborah Levy. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDeborah Levy's vital literary voice speaks about many things. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn footwear: \"It has always been very clear to me that people who wear shoes without socks are destined to become my friends and lovers.\" On public parks: \"A civic garden square gentles the pace of the city that surrounds it, holding a thought before it scrambles.\" On Elizabeth Hardwick: \"She understands what is at stake in literature.\" On the conclusion of a marriage: \"It doesn't take an alien to tell us that when love dies we have to find another way of being alive.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLevy traces and measures her life against the backdrop of different literary imaginations; each page is a beautiful, questioning composition of the self. \u003ci\u003eThe Position of Spoons\u003c\/i\u003e is full of wisdom and astonishments and brings us into intimate conversation with one of our most insightful, intellectually curious writers.\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\/30\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250397737\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\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":"Deborah Levy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51580954935477,"sku":"9781250397737","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_b5dd80df-901a-4a49-a5b1-bfe99a7bd9f1.jpg?v=1755618866","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-position-of-spoons-and-other-intimacies-9781250397737","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}