{"product_id":"machine-9781555978471","title":"Machine","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA haunting story of guilt and blame in the wake of a drowning, the first novel by the author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSpectacle\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSusan Steinberg's first novel, \u003ci\u003eMachine\u003c\/i\u003e, is a dazzling and innovative leap forward for a writer whose most recent book, \u003ci\u003eSpectacle\u003c\/i\u003e, gained her a rapturous following. \u003ci\u003eMachine\u003c\/i\u003e revolves around a group of teenagers--both locals and wealthy out-of-towners--during a single summer at the shore. Steinberg captures the pressures and demands of this world in a voice that effortlessly slides from collective to singular, as one girl recounts a night on which another girl drowned. Hoping to assuage her guilt and evade a similar fate, she pieces together the details of this tragedy, as well as the breakdown of her own family, and learns that no one, not even she, is blameless. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA daring stylist, Steinberg contrasts semicolon-studded sentences with short lines that race down the page. This restless approach gains focus and power through a sharply drawn narrative that ferociously interrogates gender, class, privilege, and the disintegration of identity in the shadow of trauma. \u003ci\u003eMachine\u003c\/i\u003e is the kind of novel--relentless and bold--that only Susan Steinberg could have written.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-12116665\"\u003eSusan Steinberg\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Graywolf Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/20\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781555978471\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1555978479\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC019000\"\u003eLiterary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSusan Steinberg\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eSpectacle\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHydroplane\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe End of Free Love\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eShe is the recipient of a United States Artists Fellowship, a National Magazine Award, and a Pushcart Prize. She teaches at the University of San Francisco.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Graywolf Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44588424200429,"sku":"9781555978471","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_43d90fc1-c6c0-43ae-827c-284f6f16006a.jpg?v=1702220038","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/machine-9781555978471","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}