{"product_id":"vulnerables-book-sigrid-nunez-9780593715512","title":"The Vulnerables","description":"\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELER\u0026gt;\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNAMED A BEST BOK OF THE YEAR BY NPR, \u003ci\u003eHARPER'S BAZAR, VOGUE, THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICE, THE IRISH TIMES, NEW REPUBLIC\u003c\/i\u003e AND KIRKUS REVIEWS\u0026gt;\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe\u0026gt;\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling, National Book Award-winning author of\u0026gt;\u003ci\u003eThe Friend\u003c\/i\u003e and\u0026gt;\u003ci\u003eWhat Are You Going Through\u0026gt;\u003c\/i\u003ebrings her singular voice to a story about modern life and connection\u0026gt;\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eI am committed, until one of us dies, to Nunez's novels. I find them ideal. They are short, wise, provocative, funny -- good and strong company. \u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003eDwight Garner, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith the intimacy and humor of a great conversation, this novel makes you feel smarter and more alive. \u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003ePeople Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn ode to our basic need to connect with other beings, be they human or animal, even in a global crisis that told us to stay apart. \u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003eNPR\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Elegy plus comedy is the only way to express how we live in the world today, says a character in Sigrid Nunez's ninth novel. \u003ci\u003eThe Vulnerables\u003c\/i\u003e offers a meditation on our contemporary era, as a solitary female narrator asks what it means to be alive at this complex moment in history and considers how our present reality affects the way a person looks back on her past. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Humor, to be sure, is a priceless refuge. Equally vital is connection with others, who here include an adrift member of Gen Z and a spirited parrot named Eureka. \u003ci\u003eThe Vulnerables\u003c\/i\u003e reveals what happens when strangers are willing to open their hearts to each other and how far even small acts of caring can go to ease another's distress. A search for understanding about some of the most critical matters of our time, Nunez's new novel is also an inquiry into the nature and purpose of writing itself.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49943485153553,"sku":"CIN0593715519VG","price":4.28,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":50487293411601,"sku":"CIN0593715519A","price":3.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51126576120081,"sku":"NIN9780593715512","price":27.09,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":51582304551185,"sku":"GOR014336455","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":52104681193745,"sku":"CIN0593715519G","price":3.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0593715519.jpg?v=1751451179","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/vulnerables-book-sigrid-nunez-9780593715512","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}