{"product_id":"the-position-of-spoons-deborah-levy-9780374614973","title":"The Position of Spoons: And Other Intimacies","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA feast of observations about everything from the particular beauty of lemons on a table, to the allure of Colette, to the streets of Paris, by the inimitable Deborah Levy. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDeborah Levy's vital literary voice speaks about many things. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn footwear: \"It has always been very clear to me that people who wear shoes without socks are destined to become my friends and lovers.\" On public parks: \"A civic garden square gentles the pace of the city that surrounds it, holding a thought before it scrambles.\" On Elizabeth Hardwick: \"She understands what is at stake in literature.\" On the conclusion of a marriage: \"It doesn't take an alien to tell us that when love dies we have to find another way of being alive.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLevy shares with us her most tender thoughts as she traces and measures her life against the backdrop of different literary imaginations; each page is a beautiful, questioning composition of the self. \u003ci\u003eThe Position of Spoons\u003c\/i\u003e is full of wisdom and astonishments and brings us into intimate conversation with one of our most insightful, intellectually curious writers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Deborah Levy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0374614970\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780374614973\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Farrar, Straus and Giroux\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.38w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2024 pg. 15","brand":"Deborah Levy","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45482685497599,"sku":"9780374614973","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bf07bf8c-8b18-4b5d-a5a1-bf5ec15418d4.jpg?v=1715999241","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-position-of-spoons-deborah-levy-9780374614973","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}