{"product_id":"the-art-of-absence-paperback","title":"The Art of Absence - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoy Passanante\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe stories in \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Absence\u003c\/i\u003e explore the complex relationships between lovers, between family members, between friends. What Passanante shows again and again is how the ties that bind can be our comfort, and our despair. Though the overt subject of most of these stories is passion that transgresses the boundaries of marriage and of other familial and professional codes, what the characters act out in surprising, creative, and sometimes terrifying ways are the hopes and unforeseen consequences of the post-war suburban dream of the perfect place, the home that will satisfy every need and settle all questions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoy Passanante \u003c\/b\u003eis the associate director of creative writing at the University of Idaho. Among her publications are a book of poems, \u003ci\u003eSunning in Italy\u003c\/i\u003e and a novel, \u003ci\u003eMy Mother's Lovers.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.45 x 8.27 x 5.48 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 08, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Idaho Library Association Book Award (2004)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67923921731891,"sku":"9780971726543","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/z5HAXH43lI9780971726543.webp?v=1793828847","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-art-of-absence-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}