{"product_id":"i-the-divine-a-novel-in-first-chapters-9780393323566","title":"I, the Divine: A Novel in First Chapters","description":"\"Alameddine's new novel unfolds like a secret... creating a tale...humorous and heartbreaking and always real\" (\u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e). \"[W]ith each new approach, [Sarah] sheds another layer of her pretension, revealing another truth about her humanity\" (\u003cem\u003eSan Francisco Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e). Raised in a hybrid family shaped by divorce and remarriage, and by Beirut in wartime, Sarah finds a fragile peace in self-imposed exile in the United States. Her extraordinary dignity is supported by a best friend, a grown-up son, occasional sensual pleasures, and her determination to tell her own story. \"Like her narrative, [Sarah's] life is broken and fragmented. [But] the bright, strange, often startling pieces...are moving and memorable\" (\u003cem\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/em\u003e). Reading group guide included.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlameddine, Rabih:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eRabih Alameddine\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of the novels \u003cem\u003eKoolaids\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eI, the Divine\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Hakawati\u003c\/em\u003e, the story collection \u003cem\u003eThe Perv\u003c\/em\u003e, and most recently, \u003cem\u003eAn Unnecessary Woman\u003c\/em\u003e. He divides his time between San Francisco and Beirut.","brand":"W. W. Norton \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50649795658002,"sku":"9780393323566","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_16ec5f61-0951-4df0-9a4a-40866f54ae6e.jpg?v=1733274048","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/i-the-divine-a-novel-in-first-chapters-9780393323566","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}