{"product_id":"picturing-will-paperback","title":"Picturing Will - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnn Beattie\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe widely acclaimed new novel by Ann Beattie unravels the complexities of a postmodern family. \"Positively shines. . . . The language is inspired, rhapsodic and true. Beattie has created a surprising, lyrical and deeply affecting work\".--The New York Times Book Review.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePicturing Will, the widely acclaimed new novel by Ann Beattie, unravels the complexities of a postmodern family. There's Will, a curious five-year-old who listens to the heartbeat of a plant through his toy stethoscope; Jody, his mother, a photographer poised on the threshold of celebrity; Mel, Jody's perfect -- perhaps too perfect -- lover; and Wayne, the rather who left Will without warning and now sees his infrequent visits as a crimp in his bedhopping. Beattie shows us how these lives intersect, attract, and repel one another with dazzling shifts and moments of heartbreaking directness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnn Beattie\u003c\/b\u003e has published eight novels and ten collections of stories, among them \u003ci\u003eChilly Scenes of Winter, Falling in Place, The Burning House, Love Always\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePicturing Will, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eAnother You\u003c\/i\u003e. She was the Edgar Allan Poe Professor of Literature and Creative Writing at the University of Virginia (emerita). She is a member of The American Academy of Arts and Letters and of The American Academy of Arts and Sciences. She and her husband, Lincoln Perry, live in Maine and Key West, Florida.\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 0.59 x 8.7 x 5.62 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 02, 1991\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41766923370631,"sku":"9780679731948","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/44a8784ddf50cf430ce2f55794fc8797.webp?v=1734088800","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/picturing-will-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}