{"product_id":"the-left-parenthesis-muriel-villanueva-9781948830522","title":"The Left Parenthesis","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe narrator of this novel, a writer, arrives by train at Casetes Beach with her month-old daughter on her back. She prepares to spend a few weeks in one of the cottages by the sand. Her husband has recently passed away and she needs to open the parenthesis of her life: to forget something, and to discover something else. But the appearance of an overly assertive starfish precedes a series of disturbing events, and as the narrator begins to lose a hold on reality, we are immersed in the uncertain territory of allegory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a lively and direct style and overwhelming poetic force, Muriel Villanueva guides us through the daily motions of life, and at the same time a fantastic journey of a woman in search of her own maturity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Muriel Villanueva\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1948830523\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781948830522\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Open Letter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/20\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.90h x 7.80w x 0.40d","brand":"Muriel Villanueva","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43945044214015,"sku":"9781948830522","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_c77ec1a5-c1db-4c8a-a993-4e7333f00d1f.jpg?v=1681506456","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-left-parenthesis-muriel-villanueva-9781948830522","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}