{"product_id":"the-need-9781982113179","title":"The Need","description":"\u003cb\u003e***LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD IN FICTION***\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Named one of \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e Magazine's 100 Best Mystery and Thriller Books of All Time \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"An extraordinary and dazzlingly original work from one of our most gifted and interesting writers\" (Emily St. John Mandel, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Glass Hotel). The Need, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich finds a mother of two young children grappling with the dualities of motherhood after confronting a masked intruder in her home, is \"like nothing you've ever read before...in a good way\" (\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Molly, home alone with her two young children, hears footsteps in the living room, she tries to convince herself it's the sleep deprivation. She's been hearing things these days. Startling at loud noises. Imagining the worst-case scenario. It's what mothers do, she knows. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But then the footsteps come again, and she catches a glimpse of movement. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Suddenly Molly finds herself face-to-face with an intruder who knows far too much about her and her family. As she attempts to protect those she loves most, Molly must also acknowledge her own frailty. Molly slips down an existential rabbit hole where she must confront the dualities of motherhood: the ecstasy and the dread; the languor and the ferocity; the banality and the transcendence as the book hurtles toward a mind-bending conclusion. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eThe Need\u003c\/i\u003e, Helen Phillips has created a subversive, speculative thriller that comes to life through blazing, arresting prose and gorgeous, haunting imagery. \"Brilliant\" (\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e), \"grotesque and lovely\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review, \u003c\/i\u003eEditor's Choice), and \"wildly captivating\" (\u003ci\u003eO, The Oprah Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eThe Need \u003c\/i\u003eis a glorious celebration of the bizarre and beautiful nature of our everyday lives and \"showcases an extraordinary writer at her electrifying best\" (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly, \u003c\/i\u003estarred review).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHelen Phillips is the author of six books, including the novel \u003ci\u003eThe Need\u003c\/i\u003e, a National Book Award nominee and a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book. She is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship and a Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers' Award. Her collection \u003ci\u003eSome Possible Solutions\u003c\/i\u003e received the John Gardner Fiction Book Award. Her novel \u003ci\u003eThe Beautiful Bureaucrat \u003c\/i\u003ewas a finalist for the New York Public Library's Young Lions Fiction Award and the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Prize. A professor at Brooklyn College, she lives in Brooklyn with artist\/cartoonist Adam Douglas Thompson and their children.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"S\u0026s\/ Marysue Rucci Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50619355595026,"sku":"9781982113179","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_86eec533-d683-45ff-b377-e60af3a032fc.jpg?v=1732548545","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-need-9781982113179","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}