{"product_id":"maggie","title":"Maggie","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Katie Yee is a storyteller extraordinaire'' DELIA EPHRON, \u003c\/b\u003esister of Nora Ephron and author of\u003ci\u003e Siracusa\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''An absolutely delightful debut! An inspiring story of growth and wonder. Highly recommend!'' ELIN HILDERBRAND, \u003c\/b\u003eauthor of \u003ci\u003eThe Perfect Couple\u003c\/i\u003e, now a major \u003ci\u003eNetflix\u003c\/i\u003e series\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Beautifully written'' \u003ci\u003eThe Daily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A short, powerful and joyously life-affirming \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003enovel.''\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eRed Magazine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''\u003cb\u003eOne of the most delightful debuts I''ve read in a long time'' \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Stands out as one of the most unusual literary debuts of the summer'' \u003ci\u003eWashington Post \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A gem of a novel, one that will make you think, make you feel, and make you laugh.\" ALISON ESPACH,\u003c\/b\u003e author of \u003ci\u003eThe Wedding People\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eA wry meditation on grief, healing, and reclaiming one''s identity.''  \u003ci\u003eTIME Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A stand-out and must-read debut... Every paragraph is perfect'' WEIKE WANG, \u003c\/b\u003eauthor of\u003ci\u003e Joan Is Okay\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA man and a woman walk into a restaurant. The woman expects a lovely night filled with endless plates of samosas. Instead, she finds out her husband is having an affair with a woman named Maggie.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA short while after, her chest starts to ache. She walks into an examination room, where she finds out the pain in her breast isn''t just heartbreak-it''s cancer. She decides to call the tumor Maggie.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUnfolding in fragments over the course of the ensuing months, \u003ci\u003eMaggie; Or, a Man and a Woman Walk Into a Bar \u003c\/i\u003efollows the narrator as she embarks on a journey of grief, healing, and reclamation. She starts talking to Maggie (the tumor), getting acquainted with her body''s new inhabitant. She overgenerously creates a \"Guide to My Husband: A User''s Manual\" for Maggie (the other woman), hoping to ease the process of discovering her ex-husband''s whims and quirks. She turns her children''s bedtime stories into retellings of Chinese folklore passed down by her own mother, in an attempt to make them fall in love with their shared culture-and to maybe save herself in the process.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the style of Jenny Offill and the tradition of Nora Ephron''s hilarious and devastating writing on heartbreak and womanhood, \u003ci\u003eMaggie\u003c\/i\u003e is a master class in transforming personal tragedy into a form of defiant comedy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57192123400574,"sku":"NW9781840918786","price":15.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781840918786.jpg?v=1778554082","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/maggie","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}