{"product_id":"leaving-the-sea-paperback","title":"Leaving the Sea - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy turns hilarious and heartfelt, dark and illuminative, Ben Marcus's \u003ci\u003eLeaving the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e is a ground breaking collection of stories from one of the single most vital, extraordinary, and unique writers of his generation. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In the heartfelt \"I Can Say Many Nice Things,\" a washed-up writer toying with infidelity leads a creative writing workshop on board a cruise ship. In the dystopian \"Rollingwood,\" a divorced father struggles to take care of his ill infant, as his ex-wife and colleagues try to render him irrelevant. In \"Watching Mysteries with My Mother,\" a son meditates on his mother's mortality, hoping to stave off her death for as long as he sits by her side. And in the title story, told in a single breathtaking sentence, we watch as the narrator's marriage and his sanity unravel, drawing him to the brink of suicide. Surreal and tender, terrifying and life-affirming, \u003ci\u003eLeaving the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e is the work of an utterly unique writer at the height of his powers.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67578893959391,"sku":"9780307739988","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/Ttg9ytLnZX9780307739988.webp?v=1790409223","url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/products\/leaving-the-sea-paperback","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}