{"product_id":"why-dont-you-love-me-9781770466319","title":"Why Don't You Love Me?","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA couple struggles through their unhappy marriage in this dark science-fiction comedy\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eClaire and Mark are in the doldrums of an unhappy marriage. She doesn't get out of her bathrobe and chain-smokes while slumped on the couch. Mark has lost track of the days and can't get the kids to school on time. They've lost interest in family and have pizza and Chinese food delivered every night. Mark sleeps on the couch and has trouble remembering his son's name. He feels like a fraud at work but somehow succeeds. Claire stalks an ex-boyfriend. How could he have left her to this life? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eClaire and Mark are both plagued by the idea that this is all a dream. Didn't they have different lives? When reports of an imminent nuclear war come on the radio, the truth begins to dawn on them: This is not the life they chose. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhy Don't You Love Me?\u003c\/i\u003e is a pitch-black comedy about marriage, alcoholism, depression, and mourning lost opportunities. Paul B. Rainey has created a hilariously terrifying alternate reality where confusion and pain might lead people to make bad choices but might also eventually led to freedom . . . maybe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Drawn \u0026amp; Quarterly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/24\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781770466319\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.27h x 6.85w x 0.97d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/05\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/17\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/18\/2023\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Paul B. Rainey","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51894834102453,"sku":"9781770466319","price":21.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_6bb01f17-e059-458a-861b-cf8d06198d5c.jpg?v=1760491516","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/why-dont-you-love-me-9781770466319","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}