{"product_id":"what-are-you-going-through-9780349013657","title":"What Are You Going Through","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eNow a Pedro Almodóvar film - THE ROOM NEXT DOOR - starring Tilda Swinton and Julianne Moore\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''I was totally overwhelmed by this extraordinary novel. A total joy - and laugh-out-loud funny'' \u003c\/b\u003eDEBORAH MOGGACH\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling, National Book Award-winning author of THE FRIEND brings her singular voice to a story about the meaning of life and death, and the value of companionship.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe woman at the heart of this extraordinary novel finds that everyone she meets has a common need: the urge to talk about themselves and to have an audience for their experiences. And so she tries to pay attention, to imagine and listen to what those around her are going through. But then an old friend makes an extraordinary request and draws her into an intense and transformative experience of her own.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''I just adore Sigrid Nunez'' \u003c\/b\u003ePAULA HAWKINS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Brilliant. I loved it as much as \u003ci\u003eThe Friend\u003c\/i\u003e'' \u003c\/b\u003eSUSIE STEINER\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''When I open one of [Sigrid Nunez''s] novels, I almost always know immediately: This is where I want to be \u003c\/b\u003e... \u003cb\u003eAs \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003egood as \u003ci\u003eThe Friend, \u003c\/i\u003eif not better'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A true pleasure to read, a novel bursting with wit, warmth, and human empathy'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eINDEPENDENT\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Brilliant \u003ci\u003e... \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe narrative control of this novel simply dazzles'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSPECTATOR\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLove, death, friendship, compassion \u0026amp; SO MUCH wisdom. I just adore Sigrid Nunez\u003c\/b\u003e * Paula Hawkins *\u003cbr\u003eIf the meaning of life is that it ends, Nunez gets to the nub of meaning in her \u003cb\u003ebrilliant \u003c\/b\u003enovel. \u003cb\u003eI loved it as much as \u003ci\u003eThe Friend\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e * Susie Steiner *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eI was totally overwhelmed by this extraordinary novel\u003c\/b\u003e. Even if it weren't about a subject dear to my heart I would be equally thrilled by its \u003cb\u003egrace and profundity\u003c\/b\u003e. Sentence by sentence it's \u003cb\u003ea total joy \u003c\/b\u003e- and sometimes, much to my surprise, \u003cb\u003elaugh-out-loud funny\u003c\/b\u003e * Deborah Moggach *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen I open one of [Sigrid Nunez's] novels, I almost always know immediately: This is where I want to be \u003c\/b\u003e... \"What Are You Going Through\" is \u003cb\u003eas good as \"The Friend,\" if not better\u003c\/b\u003e -- Dwight Garner * New York Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA true pleasure to read, a novel bursting with \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ewit, warmth, and human empathy\u003c\/b\u003e * Independent *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eProfound, moving and brilliant\u003c\/b\u003e * Mail on Sunday *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBeauty, friendship, nature, art: These are the salves to loneliness and despair, and Nunez offers them all in this searching look into life and death\u003c\/b\u003e -- Janice Y.k. Lee * New York Times Book Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrilliant \u003c\/b\u003e... The narrative control of this novel simply \u003cb\u003edazzles\u003c\/b\u003e * Spectator *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003eriveting\u003c\/b\u003e picture of friendship intensifying as it draws to a close ... \u003cb\u003ea rich meditation on companionship, loss and love\u003c\/b\u003e * TLS *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRemarkable \u003c\/b\u003e... \u003cb\u003epowerful\u003c\/b\u003e * Observer *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBoth wise and unsettling \u003c\/b\u003e... This book's quiet discovery is that, no matter how extreme the circumstances, \"life must be dealt with\" * Wall Street Journal *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eI was dazed by the novel's grace\u003c\/b\u003e * New Yorker *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA smart look at the bonds and demands of friendship\u003c\/b\u003e * i Best New Books for Autumn *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFans of Rachel Cusk will love this thoughtful, wise novel \u003c\/b\u003e... This complex tale demands the reader's attention, but is all the more satisfying for it * Good Housekeeping *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003efunny and moving \u003c\/b\u003estory of two women - one of whom has terminal cancer * Stylist Best Autumn Books 2020 *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA touching, poignant illustration of what it means to have empathy for the lives around you\u003c\/b\u003e * USA Today *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003ethought-provoking \u003c\/b\u003enovel about life and death ... Nunez widens and narrows the focus of her lens, from the death of the world, to the death of a close friend and back again, with \u003cb\u003esuperb \u003c\/b\u003econtrol. Her writing is \u003cb\u003etaut, clear and insightful\u003c\/b\u003e * Evening Standard *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eImpossible to put down\u003c\/b\u003e * People Magazine *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDryly funny and deeply tender\u003c\/b\u003e * Kirkus Reviews (Starred) *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSpectacular\u003c\/b\u003e * Publishers Weekly *\u003cbr\u003eSigrid Nunez orchestrates \u003cb\u003ea beautiful chorus of humanness \u003c\/b\u003ehere, and \u003cb\u003ethe novel asks a question we might all be thinking in these distant times: What does it mean to really be there for someone in times of hardship?\u003c\/b\u003e * Lithub *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith both compassion and joy\u003c\/b\u003e, Nunez contemplates how we survive life's certain suffering, and don't, with words and one another * Booklist (starred review) *\u003cbr\u003eMuch as in Rachel Cusk's recent work, the narrator is a conduit and sounding board for the stories of others... \u003cb\u003eDeeply empathetic without being sentimental\u003c\/b\u003e, this novel explores women's lives, their choices, and how they support one another....\u003cb\u003eHighly recommended \u003c\/b\u003efor readers who favour emotional resonance over escapism during difficult times * Library Journal (starred review) *\u003cbr\u003eNunez's prose is conspiratorial and elegant, whimsical and wise. Alongside a contemplation of mortality are winks: For all its pain and seriousness, life is absurd, comical; we humans are impossible to figure out - and yet so tender * Oprah magazine (Best books of the year) *","brand":"Little, Brown Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48733641277783,"sku":"9780349013657","price":8.54,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780349013657.jpg?v=1720000978","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/what-are-you-going-through-9780349013657","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}