{"product_id":"alternate-side-hardcover","title":"Alternate Side - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnna Quindlen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - \u003c\/i\u003e\"Captures the angst and anxiety of modern life with . . . astute observations about interactions between the haves and have-nots, and the realities of life among the long-married.\"--\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA provocative novel that explores what it means to be a mother, a wife, and a woman at a moment of reckoning, from the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of\u003ci\u003e Miller's Valley \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Still Life with Bread Crumbs\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Some days Nora Nolan thinks that she and her husband, Charlie, lead a charmed life--except when there's a crisis at work, a leak in the roof at home, or a problem with their twins at college. And why not? New York City was once Nora's dream destination, and her clannish dead-end block has become a safe harbor, a tranquil village amid the urban craziness. The owners watch one another's children grow up. They use the same handyman. They trade gossip and gripes, and they maneuver for the ultimate status symbol: a spot in the block's small parking lot. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Then one morning, Nora returns from her run to discover that a terrible incident has shaken the neighborhood, and the enviable dead-end block turns into a potent symbol of a divided city. The fault lines begin to open: on the block, at Nora's job, and especially in her marriage. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlternate Side\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"[Anna] Quindlen's quietly precise evaluation of intertwined lives evinces a keen understanding of and appreciation for universal human frailties.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Exquisitely rendered . . . [Quindlen] is one of our most astute chroniclers of modern life. . . . [\u003ci\u003eAlternate Side\u003c\/i\u003e] has an almost documentary feel, a verisimilitude that's awfully hard to achieve.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"An exceptional depiction of complex characters--particularly their weaknesses and uncertainties--and the intricacies of close relationships . . . Quindlen's provocative novel is a New York City drama of fractured marriages and uncomfortable class distinctions.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnna Quindlen\u003c\/b\u003e is a novelist and journalist whose work has appeared on fiction, nonfiction, and self-help bestseller lists. She is the author of nine novels: \u003ci\u003eObject Lessons, One True Thing, Black and Blue, Blessings, Rise and Shine, Every Last One\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eStill Life with Bread Crumbs, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eMiller's Valley, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Alternate Side\u003c\/i\u003e. Her memoir \u003ci\u003eLots of Candles, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003ePlenty of Cake, \u003c\/i\u003epublished in 2012, was a #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller. Her book \u003ci\u003eA Short Guide to a Happy Life\u003c\/i\u003e has sold more than a million copies. While a columnist at \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times \u003c\/i\u003eshe won the Pulitzer Prize and published two collections, \u003ci\u003eLiving Out Loud\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThinking Out Loud\u003c\/i\u003e. Her \u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e columns were collected in \u003ci\u003eLoud and Clear\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9.4 x 6.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 20, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47266459910393,"sku":"9780812996067","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/CpSFFpx6pA9780812996067.webp?v=1768851629","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/alternate-side-hardcover","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}