{"product_id":"someone-paperback-1","title":"Someone - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlice McDermott\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn ordinary life--its sharp pains and unexpected joys, its bursts of clarity and moments of confusion--lived by an ordinary, but unforgettable woman: This is the subject of \u003ci\u003eSomeone\u003c\/i\u003e, Alice McDermott's extraordinary \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling novel.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWe first glimpse Marie Commeford as a child: a girl in thick glasses observing her pre-Depression world from a Brooklyn stoop. Through her first heartbreak and eventual marriage; her delicate brother's brief stint as a Catholic priest and his emotional breakdown; her career as a funeral director's \"consoling angel\"; the deaths of her parents and the births of her children--we follow Marie through the changing world of the twentieth century and her Irish-American enclave. Rendered with remarkable empathy and insight, \u003ci\u003eSomeone\u003c\/i\u003e is a novel that speaks of life as it is daily lived, with passion and heartbreak, a crowning achievement of one of the finest American writers at work today.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlice McDermott \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of eight novels, including\u003ci\u003e The Ninth Hour\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eSomeone\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eAfter This\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eCharming Billy\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the 1998 National Book Award; \u003ci\u003eAt Weddings and Wakes\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eThat Night\u003c\/i\u003e--all published by FSG. \u003ci\u003eThat Night\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e At Weddings and Wakes\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAfter This\u003c\/i\u003e were finalists for the Pulitzer Prize. Her stories and essays have appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Harper's Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, and other publications. For more than two decades she was the Richard A. Macksey Professor for Distinguished Teaching in the Humanities at Johns Hopkins University and a member of the faculty at the Sewanee Writers' Conference. McDermott lives with her family outside Washington, D.C.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.1 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 04, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47439309766834,"sku":"9781250888389","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/7a93812be1272bd0484505ea34f11df9.webp?v=1778669630","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/someone-paperback-1","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}