{"product_id":"we-are-not-ourselves-paperback","title":"We Are Not Ourselves - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMatthew Thomas\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe instant \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e calls a \"stunning...superbly rendered\" novel, and \u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e describes as \"a gripping family saga, maybe the best...since \u003ci\u003eThe Corrections\u003c\/i\u003e.\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAs an Irish immigrant in Queens in 1941, Eileen has dreamed of more in her life--but when she and her family seem to be moving closer to that dream, devastation hits and they must learn how to not only hold on to their reality, but to each other.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBorn in 1941, Eileen Tumulty is raised by her Irish immigrant parents in Woodside, Queens, in an apartment where the mood swings between heartbreak and hilarity, depending on how much alcohol has been consumed. From an early age, Eileen wished that she lived somewhere else. She sets her sights on upper class Bronxville, New York, and an American Dream is born. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Driven by this longing, Eileen places her stock and love in Ed Leary, a handsome young scientist, and with him begins a family. Over the years Eileen encourages her husband to want more: a better job, better friends, a better house. It slowly becomes clear that his growing reluctance is part of a deeper, more incomprehensive psychological shift. An inescapable darkness enters their lives, and Eileen and Ed and their son Connell try desperately to hold together a semblance of the reality they have known, and to preserve, against long odds, an idea they have cherished of the future. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Described by \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e as \"A long, gorgeous epic, full of love and caring...one of the best novels you'll read this year,\" \u003ci\u003eWe Are Not Ourselves \u003c\/i\u003eis a testament to our greatest desires and our greatest frailties. Through the lives of these characters, Thomas charts the story of the American Century. The result is, \"stunning...The joys of this book are the joys of any classic work of literature--for that is what this is destined to become--superbly rendered small moments that capture both an individual life and the universality of that person's experience\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMatthew Thomas was born in the Bronx and grew up in Queens. A graduate of the University of Chicago, he has an MA from the Writing Seminars at Johns Hopkins University and an MFA from the University of California, Irvine. His \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling novel \u003ci\u003eWe Are Not Ourselves \u003c\/i\u003ehas been shortlisted for the Flaherty-Dunnan First Novel Prize from the Center for Fiction and longlisted for the Guardian First Book Award. He lives with his wife and twin children in New Jersey.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 656\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 02, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42693380243519,"sku":"9781476756677","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/3682b470dc4fa6531b85f427f3bcfe17.webp?v=1764998738","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/we-are-not-ourselves-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}