{"product_id":"ordinary-people-9781631494819","title":"Ordinary People","description":"Hailed as \"one of the most thrilling writers at work today\" (\u003cem\u003eHuffington Post\u003c\/em\u003e), Diana Evans reaches new heights with her searing depiction of two couples struggling through a year of marital crisis. In a crooked house in South London, Melissa feels increasingly that she's defined solely by motherhood, while Michael mourns the former thrill of their romance. In the suburbs, Stephanie's aspirations for bliss on the commuter belt, coupled with her white middle-class upbringing, compound Damian's itch for a bigger life catalyzed by the death of his activist father. Longtime friends from the years when passion seemed permanent, the couples have stayed in touch, gathering for births and anniversaries, bonding over discussions of politics, race, and art. But as bonds fray, the lines once clearly marked by wedding bands aren't so simply defined. \u003cem\u003eOrdinary People\u003c\/em\u003e is a moving examination of identity and parenthood, sex and grief, and the fragile architecture of love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDIANA EVANS is a British author of Nigerian and English descent. Her bestselling novel, \u003ci\u003e26a\u003c\/i\u003e, won the inaugural Orange Award for New Writers and the British Book Awards deciBel Writer of the Year prize. It was also shortlisted for the Whitbread First Novel, the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e First Book, the Commonwealth Best First Book and the \u003ci\u003eTimes\u003c\/i\u003e\/Southbank Show Breakthrough awards, and longlisted for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. Her second novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Wonder\u003c\/i\u003e, is currently under option for TV dramatization. She is a former dancer, and as a journalist and critic has contributed to \u003ci\u003eMarie Claire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTheIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHarper's Bazaar\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. \u003ci\u003eOrdinary People\u003c\/i\u003e is her third novel. She lives in London.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Liveright Publishing Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50361677086994,"sku":"9781631494819","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_bd76b28d-f52d-4f96-9ae2-201214b977d6.jpg?v=1728373759","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/ordinary-people-9781631494819","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}