{"product_id":"the-most-9780316576376","title":"The Most","description":"\u003cb\u003eLonglisted for the 2024 National Book Award for Fiction. One of \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e's 100 Must-Read Books of 2024. One of the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e's Best Books of 2024​.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom \"one of our most thrilling and singular innovators on the page\" (Laura Van Den Berg), a tightly wound, consuming tale about a 1950s American housewife who goes for a swim in her apartment complex's swimming pool one morning...and won't come out. \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e It's November 3, 1957. As Sputnik 2 launches into space, carrying Laika, the doomed Soviet dog, a couple begin their day. Virgil Beckett, an insurance salesman, isn't particularly happy in his job but he fulfills the role. Kathleen Beckett, once a promising tennis champion with a key shot up her sleeve, is now a mother and homemaker. On this unseasonably warm Sunday, Kathleen decides not to join her family at church. Instead, she unearths her old, red bathing suit and descends into the deserted swimming pool of their apartment complex in Newark, Delaware. And then she won't come out. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A riveting, single-sitting read set over the course of eight hours, \u003ci\u003eThe Most\u003c\/i\u003e masterly breaches the shimmering surface of a seemingly idyllic mid-century marriage, immersing us in the unspoken truth beneath.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJessica Anthony \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of three books of fiction, most recently the novel \u003ci\u003eEnter the Aardvark\u003c\/i\u003e, a finalist for the New England Book Award in Fiction. A recipient of the Creative Capital Award in Literature, Anthony wrote \u003ci\u003eThe Most \u003c\/i\u003ewhile guarding the M?ria Val?ria Bridge in St?rovo, Slovakia. She lives in Portland, Maine.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Little Brown and Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50875042595090,"sku":"9780316576376","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_77bf7079-dd0e-40f7-ae14-7711a20f5d33.jpg?v=1738015183","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-most-9780316576376","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}