{"product_id":"my-phantom-husband-marie-darrieussecq-9781565845381","title":"My Phantom Husband","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe premise is simple, but the story quickly becomes surreal: the narrator's husband leaves to buy a loaf of bread and never returns. Searching for him day and night, forced to explain his absence to friends and family, the unnamed narrator withdraws into a mysterious universe ruled more by image than language. In the wake of her husband's disappearance, the world becomes a strangely immaterial place, shapeless, devoid of sentiment. Once-familiar territories become terrifying: the supermarket, the beach, the bedroom. Even the wedding album has changed: her husband's face now appears altered in every shot.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn innovative, daring book on the physicality of absence, \u003ci\u003eMy Phantom Husband\u003c\/i\u003e explores familiar reactions to sudden loss and the disruption of daily routine. Weaving an intricate web of exquisite metaphors and mesmerizing visions, Marie Darrieussecq once again astounds readers with her exceptional imagination and stylistic genius.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Marie Darrieussecq\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1565845382\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781565845381\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 154\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.56h x 5.27w x 0.67d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/26\/1999 pg. 57\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/1999 pg. 665\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/1999 pg. 1576\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/1999 pg. 172\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/13\/1999 pg. 21","brand":"Marie Darrieussecq","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43985151918335,"sku":"9781565845381","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c6cfe815-42d4-4dd6-b392-3c104f3f2be9.jpg?v=1683275856","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/my-phantom-husband-marie-darrieussecq-9781565845381","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}