{"product_id":"standard-deviation-9780804173162","title":"Standard Deviation","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn \u003cb\u003euproarious \u003c\/b\u003enovel from the celebrated author of \u003ci\u003eSingle, Carefree, Mellow\u003c\/i\u003e about the challenges of a good marriage, the delight and heartache of raising children, and the irresistible temptation to wonder about the path not taken\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Heart-piercing and, crucially, very funny.\" \u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When Graham Cavanaugh divorced his first wife it was to marry his girlfriend, Audra, a woman as irrepressible as she is spontaneous and fun. But, Graham learns, life with Audra can also be exhausting, constantly interrupted by chatty phone calls, picky-eater houseguests, and invitations to weddings of people he's never met. Audra firmly believes that through the sheer force of her personality she can overcome the most socially challenging interactions, shepherding her son through awkward playdates and origami club, and even deciding to establish a friendship with Graham's first wife, Elspeth. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGraham isn't sure he understands why Audra longs to be friends with the woman he divorced. After all, former spouses are hard to categorize--are they enemies, old flames, or just people you know really, really well? And as Graham and Audra share dinners, holidays, and late glasses of wine with his first wife he starts to wonder: How can anyone love two such different women? Did I make the right choice? Is there a right choice? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA hilarious and rueful debut novel of love, marriage, infidelity, and origami, \u003ci\u003eStandard Deviation\u003c\/i\u003e never deviates from the superb.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKATHERINE HEINY \u003c\/b\u003eis the author \u003ci\u003eof Single, Carefree Mellow\u003c\/i\u003e, a collection of short stories. Her fiction has been published in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic, Ploughshares\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGlimmer Train\u003c\/i\u003e, and many other places. She lives in Washington, D.C., with her husband and children.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Knopf Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51260210512146,"sku":"9780804173162","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0429563c-6e8b-4e56-aeb1-692070306df6.jpg?v=1746639828","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/standard-deviation-9780804173162","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}