{"product_id":"the-smash-up-paperback","title":"The Smash-Up - Paperback","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\u003eAli Benjamin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSmart, sublime, and\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003ewickedly clever, \u003ci\u003eThe Smash-Up\u003c\/i\u003e captures--then transcends--our current polarized moment\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"An exhilarating ride . . . hilarious . . . a modern and energetic story about a marriage on the skids.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEthan has always been one of the good guys, and for years, nobody has appreciated this fact more than his wife, Zo. Until now. Jolted into activism by the 2016 election, Zo's transformed their home into the headquarters for the local resistance, turning their comfortable decades-long marriage inside-out.\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eMeanwhile, their boisterous daughter, Alex, grows wilder by the day. Ethan's former business partner needs help saving the media company they'd co-founded. Financial disaster looms. Enter a breezy, blue-haired millennial making her way through the gig economy. Suddenly Ethan faces a choice unlike any he's ever had to make. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUnfolding over fivet urbulent days in 2018, \u003ci\u003eThe Smash-Up\u003c\/i\u003e wrestles shrewdly with some of the biggest questions of our time: What, exactly, does it mean to be a good guy? What will it take for men to break the \"bro code\"? How does the world respond when a woman demands more? Can we ever understand another's experiences... and what are the consequences of failing to try? Moving, funny, and cathartic, this portrait of a marriage--and a nation--under strain is, ultimately, a magic trick of empathy, one that will make you laugh and squirm until its final, breathless pages.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAli Benjamin\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the young adult novel \u003ci\u003eThe Thing About Jellyfish, \u003c\/i\u003e an international bestseller and a National Book Award finalist. Her \u003ci\u003eThe Next Great Paulie Fink \u003c\/i\u003ewas named a top children's book of the year by \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews, Publishers Weekly, \u003c\/i\u003e the New York Public Library, and the Los Angeles Public Library. Her work has been published in more than twenty-five languages in more than thirty countries. Originally from the New York City area, she now lives in Massachusetts. This is her first adult novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.9 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47252579123449,"sku":"9780593229675","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/MjBkS2xSb1owL3JSQmV6bTVGOVM2dz09.webp?v=1768688926","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-smash-up-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}