{"product_id":"sweet-affliction-paperback","title":"Sweet Affliction - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnna Leventhal\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of the CBC's Best Books of the Year.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA pregnancy test is taken at a wedding, a bad diagnosis leads a \u003cbr\u003epatient to a surprising outlook, and a civic holiday becomes a dystopian\u003cbr\u003e nightmare. By turns caustic, tender, and creepily hilarious, Sweet \u003cbr\u003eAffliction reveals the frailties, perversions, and resilience of Anna \u003cbr\u003eLeventhal's cast of city-dwellers. Shiftless youths, a compulsive \u003cbr\u003ecollector of cigarette butts, and a dying pet rat populate fifteen \u003cbr\u003esharply-observed and darkly funny stories that suck at the marrow of \u003cbr\u003emodern life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"It's a joy to read.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Globe \u0026amp; Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Anna Leventhal [is] one of Montreal's quietly beloved literary personalities.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eCult MTL\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A subtle yet powerful debut.\"\u003cb\u003e--Inaudible\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Sweet Affliction's reviews have been positive across the board, and \u003cbr\u003erightly so. It's a collection that reads more like a mid-career \u003cbr\u003estatement than a tentative debut.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eMontreal Gazette\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 x 7.87 x 4.96 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 15, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42700569477183,"sku":"9781926743431","price":23.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/8c3e6339f02e17481cbbe7bc864f5200.webp?v=1765017268","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/sweet-affliction-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}