{"product_id":"middle-spoon-alejandro-varela-9780593835197","title":"Middle Spoon","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eMiddle Spoon\u003c\/i\u003e subverts the ordinary novel with intelligence and vulnerability. . . . Varela has made a sly, analytical opera of the heart.\" --Andrew Sean Greer, author of \u003ci\u003eLess \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eLess Is Lost\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A rollicking delight! . . . Varela asks provocative questions about the shape of family and the nature of love.\" --Ada Calhoun, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eCrush\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003eToday\u003c\/i\u003e's 50 Books We Can't Wait to Read in 2025 - Named a Must-Read Book of Fall 2025 by \u003ci\u003eTown \u0026amp; Country, Lit Hub\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eW Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA whip-smart, blazingly funny novel about heartbreak, unconventional love, and the way society could be, from National Book Award finalist Alejandro Varela \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe narrator of \u003ci\u003eMiddle Spoon\u003c\/i\u003e appears to be living the dream: He has a doting husband, two precocious children, all the comforts of a quiet bourgeois life--and a sexy younger boyfriend to accompany him to farmers markets and cocktail parties. But when his boyfriend abruptly dumps him, he spirals into heartbreak for the first time and must confront a world still struggling to understand polyamorous relationships. Faced with the judgment of friends and the sting of rejection, he's left to wonder if sharing a life with both his family and his lover could ever truly be possible. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith a big heart and just the right dose of the anxieties that define the modern era, \u003ci\u003eMiddle Spoon\u003c\/i\u003e skewers the unspoken rules we still live by--from taboos around intimacy to the shortcomings of Oscar season, pop culture, and gluten-free food--offering a surprising perspective on love, loss, and reinvention. Equal parts heart-wrenching and uproariously funny, \u003ci\u003eMiddle Spoon \u003c\/i\u003eis for anyone who has longed, nursed a broken heart, or grappled with love at its messiest.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alejandro Varela\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0593835190\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593835197\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/08\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.62lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.50w x 0.69d","brand":"Alejandro Varela","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49084207661311,"sku":"9780593835197","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/middle-spoon-alejandro-varela-9780593835197","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}