{"product_id":"goodbye-vitamin-paperback","title":"Goodbye, Vitamin - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRachel Khong\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed a Best Book of the Year by NPR, \u003ci\u003eO, The Oprah Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicl\u003c\/i\u003ee, \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHuffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNylon\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBuzzfeed\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Independent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the California Book Award for First Fiction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLos Angeles Times Book Prize Finalist for First Fiction\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A \u003cb\u003equietly brilliant \u003c\/b\u003edisquisition . . . told in prose that is so\u003cb\u003e startling in its spare beauty\u003c\/b\u003e that I found myself thinking about Khong's turns of phrase for days after I finished reading.\"--\u003cb\u003eDoree Shafrir, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"One of those rare books that is both \u003cb\u003edevastating and light-hearted\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eheartful and joyful\u003c\/b\u003e. . . . \u003cb\u003eDon't miss it\u003c\/b\u003e.\"--\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBuzzfeed\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Hello, Rachel Khong. Kudos for this \u003cb\u003edelectable\u003c\/b\u003e take on familial devotion and dementia.\"--\u003cb\u003eNPR\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eHer life at a crossroads, a young woman goes home again in this funny and inescapably moving debut from a wonderfully original new literary voice.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFreshly disengaged from her fiancé and feeling that life has not turned out quite the way she planned, thirty-year-old Ruth quits her job, leaves town and arrives at her parents' home to find that situation more complicated than she'd realized. Her father, a prominent history professor, is losing his memory and is only erratically lucid. Ruth's mother, meanwhile, is lucidly erratic. But as Ruth's father's condition intensifies, the comedy in her situation takes hold, gently transforming her all her grief. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTold in captivating glimpses and drawn from a deep well of insight, humor, and unexpected tenderness, \u003ci\u003eGoodbye, Vitamin\u003c\/i\u003e pilots through the loss, love, and absurdity of finding one's footing in this life.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRachel Khong\u003c\/b\u003e grew up in Southern California and holds degrees from Yale University and the University of Florida. From 2011 to 2016, she was the managing editor then executive editor of \u003ci\u003eLucky Peach\u003c\/i\u003e magazine. Her fiction and nonfiction have appeared in \u003ci\u003eTin House\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBuzzfeed\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJoyland\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Short Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe San Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Believer\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eCalifornia Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eGoodbye, Vitamin\u003c\/i\u003e is her debut novel. She lives in San Francisco.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.2 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 10, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42701915291711,"sku":"9781250182555","price":21.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/58369f5e6f6623d6bc6ddf6551197dbf.webp?v=1765022451","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/goodbye-vitamin-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}