{"product_id":"the-middlesteins-paperback","title":"The Middlesteins - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJami Attenberg\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor more than thirty years, Edie and Richard Middlestein shared a solid family life together in the suburbs of Chicago. But now things are splintering apart, for one reason, it seems: Edie's enormous girth. She's obsessed with food--thinking about it, eating it--and if she doesn't stop, she won't have much longer to live. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When Richard abandons his wife, it is up to the next generation to take control. Robin, their schoolteacher daughter, is determined that her father pay for leaving Edie. Benny, an easy-going, pot-smoking family man, just wants to smooth things over. And Rachelle-- a whippet thin perfectionist-- is intent on saving her mother-in-law's life, but this task proves even bigger than planning her twin children's spectacular b'nai mitzvah party. Through it all, they wonder: do Edie's devastating choices rest on her shoulders alone, or are others at fault, too? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With pitch-perfect prose, huge compassion, and sly humor, Jami Attenberg has given us an epic story of marriage, family, and obsession. \u003ci\u003eThe Middlesteins\u003c\/i\u003e explores the hopes and heartbreaks of new and old love, the yearnings of Midwestern America, and our devastating, fascinating preoccupation with food.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJami Attenberg\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of a story collection, \u003ci\u003eInstant Love\u003c\/i\u003e, and four novels: \u003ci\u003eThe Kept Man, The Melting Season\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Middlesteins\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a finalist for the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Prize for Fiction, and \u003ci\u003eSaint Mazie\u003c\/i\u003e. She has contributed essays and criticism to the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times, Real Simple, Elle, \u003c\/i\u003e the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, and many other publications. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.\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 0.82 x 8 x 5.24 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 04, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42717677322303,"sku":"9781455507207","price":26.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/fecfcb8789b3511320e99a4d44f2a7fc.webp?v=1765079290","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-middlesteins-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}