{"product_id":"subtle-bodies-paperback-1","title":"Subtle Bodies - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e NOTABLE BOOK - National Book Award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eMating -\u003c\/i\u003e In a sophisticated romp through the tribulations and joys of marriage and friendship, a group of college friends reunites two decades after graduation. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Rush is the best kind of comic novelist.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter the sudden death of Douglas, once the ringleader of a clique of self-styled wits, his four best friends are summoned to his Catskills estate to mourn his passing. Responding to a mysterious sense of emergency in the call, Ned flies in from San Francisco with his wife Nina in furious pursuit; they're at a critical point in their attempts to conceive and she won't let a funeral get in the way. It is Nina who gives us a pointed, irreverent commentary as the men reconvene, while Ned tries to understand what it was that made this clutch of souls his friends to begin with--before time, sex, work, and the brutal quirks of history reshaped them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFilled with unexpected, funny, telling aperçus, Norman Rush's \u003ci\u003eSubtle Bodies\u003c\/i\u003e is also a deeply moving exploration of the meanings of life.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67921780965599,"sku":"9781400077137","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/XBApJ0dfwS9781400077137.webp?v=1791139902","url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/products\/subtle-bodies-paperback-1","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}