{"product_id":"five-part-invention-hardcover","title":"Five-Part Invention - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAndrea J. Buchanan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe searing and haunting debut novel from PEN finalist and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author Andrea J. Buchanan\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSpanning five generations of women, \u003ci\u003eFive-Part\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eInvention \u003c\/i\u003ewrestles with the question--if trauma echoes through generations, can love echo, too? Is the love we transmit enough to undo the trauma of the past that we unwittingly carry with us and often re-enact in the present? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When Lise, a pianist, suffers a nervous breakdown early in her marriage, her husband, in a warped act of protection and jealousy, has her piano taken away. With prose that is precise and emotionally affecting, Buchanan vividly renders how Lise's separation from her one source of expression and fulfilment cascades into her relationship with her daughter, leaving a legacy of trauma that echoes through the generations to come. Characters emerge broken and passionate, jagged, and yet hopeful and emotionally resonant, written in a way that only Buchanan, herself a conservatory-trained pianist, could achieve. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eFive-Part Invention\u003c\/i\u003e is by turns frightening and exquisitely observed, and establishes Buchanan as a literary force.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndrea J. Buchanan\u003c\/b\u003e is a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author whose latest book is the novel \u003ci\u003eFive-Part Invention.\u003c\/i\u003e Her memoir \u003ci\u003eThe Beginning of Everything\u003c\/i\u003e was a finalist for the 2019 PEN\/E.O. Wilson Award for Literary Science Writing. Her other work includes the internationally bestselling \u003ci\u003eDaring Book for Girls\u003c\/i\u003e and her essay collection on early motherhood, \u003ci\u003eMother Shock, \u003c\/i\u003e along with eight other books. Before becoming a writer, Andi trained as a pianist, earning a bachelor of music degree in piano performance from the Boston Conservatory of Music and a master's in piano performance from the San Francisco Conservatory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 9.2 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 05, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42698125705279,"sku":"9781639362035","price":31.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/7b7fc38c65d83616bd31b2c5cba11478.webp?v=1765010040","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/five-part-invention-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}