{"product_id":"vulnerables-book-sigrid-nunez-9780593715529","title":"The Vulnerables","description":"\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY NPR, \u003ci\u003eHARPER'S BAZAAR, VOGUE, THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICE, THE IRISH TIMES, NEW REPUBLIC\u003c\/i\u003e AND \u003ci\u003eKIRKUS REVIEWS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"I 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.\" --Dwight Garner, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"With the intimacy and humor of a great conversation, this novel makes you feel smarter and more alive.\" --\u003ci\u003ePeople Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling, National Book Award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Friend\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eIt Will Come Back to You\u003c\/i\u003e brings her singular voice to a story about modern life and connection\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\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 \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50962908971281,"sku":"CIN0593715527G","price":7.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51004456632593,"sku":"NIN9780593715529","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":51322918535441,"sku":"CIN0593715527VG","price":9.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0593715527.jpg?v=1751231132","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/vulnerables-book-sigrid-nunez-9780593715529","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}