{"product_id":"9780593715529","title":"The Vulnerables: A Novel","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNunez, Sigrid\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRiverhead Books\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e11\/5\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY NPR, \u003ci\u003eHARPER'S BAZAAR, VOGUE, THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICE, THE IRISH TIMES, NEW REPUBLIC\u003c\/i\u003e AND \u003ci\u003eKIRKUS REVIEWS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“I am committed, until one of us dies, to Nunez’s novels. I find them ideal. They are short, wise, provocative, funny — good and strong company.” —Dwight Garner, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“With the intimacy and humor of a great conversation, this novel makes you feel smarter and more alive.” —\u003ci\u003ePeople Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e–bestselling, National Book Award–winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Friend\u003c\/i\u003e and the highly anticipated book\u003ci\u003e It Will Come Back to You \u003c\/i\u003ebrings her singular voice to a story about modern life and connection\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eElegy plus comedy is the only way to express how we live in the world today, says a character in Sigrid Nunez’s ninth novel. \u003ci\u003eThe Vulnerables\u003c\/i\u003e offers a meditation on our contemporary era, as a solitary female narrator asks what it means to be alive at this complex moment in history and considers how our present reality affects the way a person looks back on her past.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHumor, to be sure, is a priceless refuge. Equally vital is connection with others, who here include an adrift member of Gen Z and a spirited parrot named Eureka. \u003ci\u003eThe Vulnerables\u003c\/i\u003e reveals what happens when strangers are willing to open their hearts to each other and how far even small acts of caring can go to ease another’s distress. A search for understanding about some of the most critical matters of our time, Nunez’s new novel is also an inquiry into the nature and purpose of writing itself.","brand":"Riverhead Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46001409130751,"sku":"9780593715529","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780593715529_s600x595.jpg?v=1780335836","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/products\/9780593715529","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}