{"product_id":"a-theory-of-small-earthquakes-paperback","title":"A Theory of Small Earthquakes - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMeredith Maran\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A family's world is irrevocably rocked when an old female lover from Mom's past reappears\" in this \"sexy, audacious, politically charged\" novel (\u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEager to escape her damaging past, Alison Rose is drawn to Zoe, a free-spirited artist who offers emotional stability and a love outside the norm. They spend a number of happy years together--until the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake deepens fissures in their relationship, and Alison leaves Zoe for a \"normal\" life with a man. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut Alison's son is born in the midst of these complications and shifting emotional bonds, and ultimately the three adults must strive to create a life together that will test the boundaries and balance the needs of all. A story spanning two decades, set against the social, political, and geological upheavals of the Bay Area, \u003ci\u003eA Theory of Small Earthquakes\u003c\/i\u003e \"explores the vagaries of love and the true nature of family\" (\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"[An] inventive, addictive novel [that] teaches us something new about love and sex, jealousy and loyalty, and also, and perhaps most importantly, motherhood.\" --Ayelet Waldman, author of \u003ci\u003eBad Mother\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRed Hook Road\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Call it \"Two Women, One Man and a Baby.\" Maran's take on the modern family is at once unexpected and totally relatable.\" --\u003ci\u003eMORE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLike a lot of women her age, \u003cb\u003eMeredith Maran\u003c\/b\u003e has a hard time believing she's a woman of her age. And yet she's published more than a dozen books, including \u003ci\u003eThe New Old Me\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWhy We Write About Ourselves\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWhy We Write\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMy Lie\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eA Theory of Small Earthquakes\u003c\/i\u003e. When she's not hiking Mount Hollywood, attending readings at indie bookstores, or scouring Los Angeles' finest thrift shops, she's writing for venues including \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Christian Science Monitor\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Los Angeles Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Rumpus\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSalon\u003c\/i\u003e. The grateful recipient of fellowships from MacDowell and Yaddo and a member of the National Book Critics Circle, Meredith lives in a Silver Lake bungalow that's even older than she is.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.95 x 8.33 x 6.61 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 24, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52583994097971,"sku":"9781593764302","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/E3bLt8IV9v9781593764302.webp?v=1761573152","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/a-theory-of-small-earthquakes-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}