{"product_id":"we-live-in-water-9780241003855","title":"We Live in Water","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom Jess Walter, the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eBeautiful Ruins, \u003c\/i\u003ecomes \u003ci\u003eWe Live in Water  - \u003c\/i\u003ea darkly funny, utterly compelling collection of stories about the American family.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWe Live in Water \u003c\/i\u003ebrings to vivid life a world of lost fathers and redemptive con men, of personal struggles and diminished dreams, a world marked by the wry wit and generosity of spirit that has made Jess Walter one of America''s most talked-about writers. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn ''Thief'', a blue-collar worker turns unlikely detective to find out which of his kids is stealing from the family vacation fund. In ''We Live in Water'', a lawyer returns to a corrupt North Idaho town to find the father who disappeared thirty years earlier. In ''Anything Helps'', a homeless man has to ''go to cardboard'' to raise enough money to buy his son the new Harry Potter book. In ''Virgo'', a local newspaper editor tries to get back at his superstitious ex-girlfriend by screwing with her horoscope. The final story tr\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese stories are \u003cb\u003every, very good\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cb\u003eIf you like to read, you'll like this book\u003c\/b\u003e * Publishers Weekly *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003ewitty\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003esobering\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003esnapshot of recession-era America\u003c\/b\u003e * Kirkus Reviews *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWildly entertaining\u003c\/b\u003e and\u003cb\u003e thought-provoking\u003c\/b\u003e * Booklist *\u003cbr\u003eA genius of the modern American movement * Philadelphia Inquirer *\u003cbr\u003eJess Walter has impressive command of the short story...Since 13 stories should be plenty for a collection, \u003cb\u003emaybe the best compliment we might pay the author is to object that this book is too short\u003c\/b\u003e -- Lionel Shriver * Financial Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA more expansive, wittier Raymond Carver\u003c\/b\u003e * Metro *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne for the hols\u003c\/b\u003e * Sunday Times Style *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eClever, original and a little dark\u003c\/b\u003e * Grazia *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThere's no sudden resolution, but there's enough wit to help you get through the messy bits\u003c\/b\u003e * Shortlist *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA collection of punchy stories . . .\u003c\/b\u003e Sold and sold * Esquire *\u003cbr\u003eDarkly amusing . . . Suffused with caustic wit, quirky descriptions and sharp details. \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWe Live In Water \u003c\/i\u003enever falls short of being highly engaging\u003c\/b\u003e * Sunday Times *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51017665053015,"sku":"9780241003855","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780241003855.jpg?v=1750774283","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/we-live-in-water-9780241003855","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}