{"product_id":"after-birth-paperback","title":"After Birth - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eElisa Albert\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Captures our time with bracing propulsive energy and brilliant honesty . . . Albert is virtuosic.\" -- \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Ari is isolated with a one-year-old son in a decayed upstate New York town. Then Mina appears, pregnant and alone. Suddenly there is the possibility of connection, and soon the two are comrades-in-arms, navigating the hostile terrain of new motherhood together. Acclaimed for its insight, outrageous humor, and power to spark fierce debate, \u003ci\u003eAfter Birth\u003c\/i\u003e is a daring and transformative novel about friendship, history, and the body. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Vicious, hilarious, and above all real.\" --\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Boils with dark humor and brutal honesty.\" --\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Funny as hell . . . Enlightening, sharply moving, and true.\" --\u003ci\u003eStar Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A smartly acerbic exploration.\" --\u003ci\u003eO, The Oprah Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Edgy . . . Like Lorrie Moore . . . cracked open.\" --\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA year has passed since Ari gave birth, and still she can't locate herself in her altered universe. Amid the strange, disjointed rhythms of her days and nights and another impending winter in upstate New York, Ari is a tree without roots, struggling to keep her branches aloft.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e When Mina older, self-contained, alone, and nine months pregnant moves to town, Ari sees the possibility of a new friend, despite her unfortunate habit of generally mistrusting women. Soon theybecome comrades-in-arms, and the previously hostile terrain seems almost navigable.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e With piercing insight, purifying anger, and outrageous humor, Elisa Albert issues a wake-up call to a culture that turns its new mothers into exiles and expects them to act like natives. \u003ci\u003eAfter Birth\u003c\/i\u003e is adaring andresonant novel from one of our most visceral writers.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAri is adrift, isolated with a one-year-old son in upstate New York. Then Mina moves to town: indie rock bassist in the 1980s, now a poet, pregnant, and alone. Ari sees the possibility of connection, and soon the two become comrades-in-arms, navigating hostile terrain. Acclaimed for its insight, outrageous humor, and power to spark fierce debate, \u003ci\u003eAfter Birth\u003c\/i\u003e is a daring portrait of motherhood, marriage, and transformative friendship.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e Vicious, hilarious, and above all real. \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Boils with dark humor and brutal honesty. \u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Funny as hell ... Enlightening, sharply moving, and true. \u003ci\u003eStar Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A smartly acerbic exploration. \u003ci\u003eO, The Oprah Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Heartfelt ... Necessary and powerful. \u003ci\u003e Independent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Edgy ... Like Lorrie Moore ... cracked open. \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e One of the most exciting books of the year ... Provocative. Buzzfeed\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Sharp as a fresh-cut diamond. Flavorwire\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eElisa Albert\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Dahlia\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHow This Night Is Different\u003c\/i\u003e, has written for NPR, \u003ci\u003eTin House, Commentary, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eSalon, \u003c\/i\u003eand the \u003ci\u003eRumpus.\u003c\/i\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eELISA ALBERT, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Dahlia\u003c\/i\u003e and a collection of short stories, has written for NPR, \u003ci\u003eTin House\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCommentary\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSalon\u003c\/i\u003e, and the\u003ci\u003e Rumpus\u003c\/i\u003e. She grew up in Los Angeles and now lives in upstate New York with her family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 02, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42133131919495,"sku":"9780544582910","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/6f5f5c19d5985e4bdd9146782990bde2.webp?v=1732631968","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/after-birth-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}