{"product_id":"things-to-come-and-go-paperback","title":"Things to Come and Go - 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\u003eBette Howland\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRumaan Alam\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eCalm Sea and Prosperous Voyage\u003c\/i\u003e and the memoir \u003ci\u003eW-3, \u003c\/i\u003e a trio of novellas about three women's bold exploration of the desire for belonging as it comes into conflict with the fulfillment of our individual selves. With an introduction by Rumaan Alam.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver the past several years, A Public Space has brought the work of Bette Howland back into print. First published in 1983, \u003ci\u003eThings to Come and Go\u003c\/i\u003e is her final book, and a showcase of her stunning talent--the razor-sharp observations, the elusive narrators, the language at once experimental and classical.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNearly forty years later, it's writing that \"feel[s] revelatory and imperative to the work we might all be trying to make next\" (Lynn Steger Strong).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBette Howland\u003c\/b\u003e (1937-2017) was born in Chicago. She published three books in her lifetime: \u003ci\u003eW-3\u003c\/i\u003e, and the story collections \u003ci\u003eBlue in Chicago\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThings to Come and Go\u003c\/i\u003e. She received a MacArthur Fellowship in 1984, after which she did not publish another book. A posthumous collection of her stories, \u003ci\u003eCalm Sea and Prosperous Voyage\u003c\/i\u003e, is also available from A Public Space Books. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRumaan Alam \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of \u003cem\u003eRich and Pretty\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003ci\u003eT\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cem\u003ehat Kind of Mother\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eLeave the World Behind\u003c\/em\u003e. He lives in New York City.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 152\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.71 x 7.8 x 5.12 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 28, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47252293386489,"sku":"9780998267562","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/WTMvYy81OW1CZk1kbEs4UmpOQUNyQT09.webp?v=1768685031","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/things-to-come-and-go-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}