{"product_id":"the-post-birthday-world-9780061187896","title":"The Post-Birthday World","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Complex and nervy, Shriver's clever meditation will intrigue anyone who has ever wondered how things might have turned out had they followed, or ignored, a life-changing impulse.\" --\u003cem\u003e People\u003c\/em\u003e (Critic's Choice)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis dazzling novel from the Orange Prize-winning author of the international bestseller \u003cem\u003eWe Need to Talk About Kevin \u003c\/em\u003etakes a psychological and deeply human look at love and volition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDoes the course of life hinge on a single kiss? Whether the American expatriate Irena McGovern does or doesn't lean into a certain pair of lips in London will determine whether she stays with her smart, disciplined, intellectual American partner Lawrence, or runs off with Ramsey--a wild, exuberant British snooker star the couple has known for years. Employing a parallel-universe structure, Shriver follows Irena's life as it unfolds under the influence of two drastically different men.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a tour de force that, remarkably, has no villains, Shriver explores the implications, both large and small, of our choice of mate--a subject of timeless, universal fascination for both sexes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/26\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780061187896\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 544\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.92lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.72w x 0.95d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/19\/2008 pg. 100\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/03\/2008 pg. 45\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Yorker (The)\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/22\/2013 pg. 76\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Lionel Shriver","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42916728406197,"sku":"9780061187896","price":12.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_5f2513b2-09d5-4715-84de-3973396dff36.jpg?v=1687269582","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-post-birthday-world-9780061187896","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}