{"product_id":"machine-susan-steinberg-9781555978471","title":"Machine","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA haunting story of guilt and blame in the wake of a drowning, the first novel by the author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSpectacle\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSusan Steinberg's first novel, \u003ci\u003eMachine\u003c\/i\u003e, is a dazzling and innovative leap forward for a writer whose most recent book, \u003ci\u003eSpectacle\u003c\/i\u003e, gained her a rapturous following. \u003ci\u003eMachine\u003c\/i\u003e revolves around a group of teenagers--both locals and wealthy out-of-towners--during a single summer at the shore. Steinberg captures the pressures and demands of this world in a voice that effortlessly slides from collective to singular, as one girl recounts a night on which another girl drowned. Hoping to assuage her guilt and evade a similar fate, she pieces together the details of this tragedy, as well as the breakdown of her own family, and learns that no one, not even she, is blameless. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA daring stylist, Steinberg contrasts semicolon-studded sentences with short lines that race down the page. This restless approach gains focus and power through a sharply drawn narrative that ferociously interrogates gender, class, privilege, and the disintegration of identity in the shadow of trauma. \u003ci\u003eMachine\u003c\/i\u003e is the kind of novel--relentless and bold--that only Susan Steinberg could have written.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Susan Steinberg\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1555978479\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781555978471\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Graywolf Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/20\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/17\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/15\/2019 pg. 33\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2019 pg. 21","brand":"Susan Steinberg","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43980085690623,"sku":"9781555978471","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e9a4224d-c197-4e9c-b8c5-28d0045e607b.jpg?v=1683248304","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/machine-susan-steinberg-9781555978471","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}