{"product_id":"sea-wife-9780525566922","title":"Sea Wife","description":"\u003cb\u003eA\u003ci\u003e New York Times \u003c\/i\u003eNotable Book of the Year - From the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eHeartwood \u003c\/i\u003ecomes a smart, sophisticated literary page-turner about a young family who escape suburbia for a yearlong sailing trip that upends all of their lives. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Stunning. . . . with the graceful crawl of a poet and the motorboat intensity of a suspense author.\"\u003ci\u003e--New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Brilliantly breathes life not only into the perils of living at sea, but also into the hidden dangers of domesticity, parenthood, and marriage. What a smart, swift, and thrilling novel.\" --Lauren Groff, author of \u003ci\u003eFlorida\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJuliet is failing to juggle motherhood and her stalled-out dissertation on confessional poetry when her husband, Michael, informs her that he wants to leave his job and buy a sailboat. With their two kids--Sybil, age seven, and George, age two--Juliet and Michael set off for Panama, where their forty-four foot sailboat awaits them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe initial result is transformative; the marriage is given a gust of energy, Juliet emerges from her depression, and the children quickly embrace the joys of being at sea. The vast horizons and isolated islands offer Juliet and Michael reprieve - until they are tested by the unforeseen. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA transporting novel about marriage, family and love in a time of unprecedented turmoil, \u003ci\u003eSea Wife\u003c\/i\u003e is unforgettable in its power and astonishingly perceptive in its portrayal of optimism, disillusionment, and survival.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Amity Gaige\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/02\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780525566922\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmity Gaige is the author of four novels, \u003ci\u003eO My Darling\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Folded World\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSchroder, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Sea Wife\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eSea Wife\u003c\/i\u003e was a 2020 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book and an \u003ci\u003eElle\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of 2020. Her previous novel, \u003ci\u003eSchroder\u003c\/i\u003e, was named one of Best Books of 2013 by \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, among others, and was shortlisted for UK's Rathbones Folio Prize in 2014. \u003ci\u003eSea Wife\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSchroder\u003c\/i\u003e have been translated into a combined 18 languages. Amity is the winner of a Fulbright Fellowship, fellowships at the MacDowell and Yaddo colonies, and a 2016 Guggenheim Fellowship in Fiction. Her short stories, essays, and book reviews have appeared in publications such as\u003ci\u003e The New York Times, The Guardian, Die Welt, Harper's Bazaar, \u003c\/i\u003eLit Hub, and elsewhere. She lives in West Hartford, CT, with her family, and teaches creative writing at Yale. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFollow her on Instagram @amity_gaige.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Amity Gaige \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47532357943453,"sku":"9780525566922","price":38.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_b5f83f55-9ace-45d3-8072-fb94a317ad0b.jpg?v=1767683106","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/sea-wife-9780525566922","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}