{"product_id":"the-book-mary-ruefle-9781950268849","title":"The Book","description":"\u003cb\u003eFollowing the acclaimed \u003ci\u003eDunce\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, comes Mary Ruefle's latest prose publication \u003ci\u003eThe Book\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003eTrue to its bold title, \u003ci\u003eThe Book\u003c\/i\u003e affirms Mary Ruefle's legacy as (dubbed by \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e) \"the patron saint of childhood and the everyday.\" With the same curiosity found in \u003ci\u003eMadness, Rack, and Honey\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMy Private Property\u003c\/i\u003e, Ruefle's prose here feels both omniscient and especially intimate. \"It seems I believe in a bygone world though I no longer live there,\" she writes. \"Will I continue to read about all that is dusty?\" In the spirit of friendship, Ruefle generously invites us to query ourselves as readers and thinkers in a world that will eventually endure without us.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mary Ruefle\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1950268845\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781950268849\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wave Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/05\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.27h x 5.98w x 0.63d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/31\/2023","brand":"Mary Ruefle","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44130450374911,"sku":"9781950268849","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a56efbe2-6015-4fad-b284-55a522319b76.jpg?v=1687469432","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-book-mary-ruefle-9781950268849","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}