{"product_id":"jacobs-folly-paperback","title":"Jacob's Folly - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRebecca Miller\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMiller's ingenious second novel is \"transgressive, terrifying, tough, and very, very funny\" (Tony Kushner).\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Rebecca Miller's dazzling second novel, we meet characters separated by time but united in their desire to live a life of their own choosing, free from the constraints of community and tradition. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn eighteenth-century Paris, Jacob Cerf is a Jewish street peddler burdened by a disastrous young marriage but determined to raise himself up by whatever means he can. His richly observed life in Paris's Jewish ghetto is radically altered when he gains entrance to the opulent world of the aristocracy and the freedom to create his own identity. More than two hundred years later, Jacob reappears in surprising form in the suburbs of Long Island. He soon becomes obsessed by a young Orthodox Jewish woman with a secret ambition. Determined to change her fate, Jacob takes it upon himself to entangle her with a conflicted volunteer fireman. As Jacob's mischievous plans unfold, the burdens of duty and the pull of desire will twist the lives of all three. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRebecca Miller explores the hold of the past on the present, the power of private hopes and dreams, and the collision of fate and free will. Transfiguring her world with a clear gaze and sharp, surprising wit, she brings \u003ci\u003eJacob's Folly\u003c\/i\u003e vividly to life.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRebecca Miller\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the novels\u003ci\u003e The Private Lives of Pippa Lee\u003c\/i\u003e (FSG, 2008) and \u003ci\u003eJacob's Folly \u003c\/i\u003e(FSG, 2013), as well as the short-story collections \u003ci\u003eTotal \u003c\/i\u003e(FSG, 2022) and\u003ci\u003e Personal Velocity\u003c\/i\u003e. Miller's feature-film adaptation of \u003ci\u003ePersonal Velocity \u003c\/i\u003ewon the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance. Her other films include \u003ci\u003eAngela\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Ballad of Jack and Rose\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMaggie's Plan\u003c\/i\u003e, and an adaptation of \u003ci\u003eThe Private Lives of Pippa Lee\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.77 x 8.26 x 5.36 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 23, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42691607625791,"sku":"9781250321824","price":22.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/8dc33d65ca244b8a9a8ac97008cdf9e4.webp?v=1764992638","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/jacobs-folly-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}