{"product_id":"barbara-isnt-dying-alina-bronsky-9781609458423","title":"Barbara Isn't Dying","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA \u003cem\u003eWASHINGTON POST \u003c\/em\u003eBEST BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA bittersweet and hilarious novel about a marriage whose decades-old routine is suddenly upended.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWalter Schmidt has lived his whole life within the narrow, \"comfortable\" confines of traditional gender roles: he has made it to retirement without learning how to fry an egg or use a vacuum cleaner. After all, he could always count on his wife, Barbara. But when one morning she can't get up from bed anymore, everything changes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith biting humor and great warmth, Alina Bronsky writes about how Walter, nearing the end of his life, is suddenly forced to reinvent himself as a caregiver and house-husband, and become the caring partner he never was in all his years with Barbara.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eLittle by little, Walter's rough facade begins to crumble--and with it his old certainties about his life and family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alina Bronsky\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1609458427\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781609458423\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Europa Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/09\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.20w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2023 pg. 16","brand":"Alina Bronsky","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44080314581247,"sku":"9781609458423","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3108ad7c-8f64-4107-ae66-fc607a04312e.jpg?v=1685486126","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/barbara-isnt-dying-alina-bronsky-9781609458423","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}