{"product_id":"everyday-life-lydie-salvayre-9781564783493","title":"Everyday Life","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe hiring of a new secretary shouldn't be a big deal--just a slight a change in the office environment. But for the protagonist of this novel, it is a declaration of war, a call to arms: \"The new secretary has only been here two days,\" she says, \"and I'm already talking about evil, a word I shouldn't even be using--arming myself for battle and choosing my weapons.\" Her quiet life of sacrifice and service has been rudely disrupted by the new hire, and she is not--despite the advice of her doctor, her neighbors, and her daughter--about to leave it at that. Instead, sabotage, alcohol, and kindness become the arsenal in a conflict fought across copy rooms and office parties. But the humor is undercut by a sadness, a sense of defeat that makes this slim novel resonate with the injustice of our increasingly impersonal, corporate world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lydie Salvayre\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1564783499\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781564783493\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dalkey Archive Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 119\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 4.90w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/17\/2006 pg. 23\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/13\/2006\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lydie Salvayre","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44124877619455,"sku":"9781564783493","price":12.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a2273cf7-1fb3-4f5b-b9a5-24c290fd2d5e.jpg?v=1687439345","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/everyday-life-lydie-salvayre-9781564783493","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}