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The debut novel from “one of our best interrogators of how we live now, and how we should live” (Dave Eggers), The Means is a comedy about the suffering inherent in desire, capitalist delusion, and the value of unpaid labor.  \"With its deadpan absurdity, pithy prose and moral je ne sais quoi, Fusselman's latest will appeal to fans of Marcy Dermansky....With its satire of the particular hypocrisy of the Hamptons, including homeowners associations, graft, and garbage and recycling practices, Maria Semple....We may be entering a golden age of the comic novel, surely one of the best possible outcomes of this desperate moment in history.\" – Kirkus Reviews (starred review)","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49521492525329,"sku":"CIN0063248719G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":50343727005969,"sku":"CIN0063248719A","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0063248719.jpg?v=1751322487"},{"product_id":"pharmacist-s-mate-book-amy-fusselman-9780142002353","title":"The Pharmacist's Mate","description":null,"brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49788541862161,"sku":"CIN0142002356G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":50345575874833,"sku":"CIN0142002356A","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":52819790528785,"sku":"CIN0142002356VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0142002356.jpg?v=1750908360"},{"product_id":"savage-park-book-amy-fusselman-9780544570207","title":"Savage Park","description":"How fully can the world be explored when you are focused on trying not to die? 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