{"product_id":"the-home-for-unwed-husbands-9781948585552","title":"The Home for Unwed Husbands","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"\u003c\/i\u003eA delight of a novel. Brilliant. All the characters developed in fascinating and unpredictable ways.\"\u003c\/b\u003eLeslie Daniels, author of \u003ci\u003eCleaning Nabokov's House\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cb\u003eMolly Giles is the WINNER of a Pushcart Prize, The Flannery O' Connor Prize and The Leapfrog Global Fiction Prize.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt forty-four, Kay Sorensen has quit drinking, smoking, and overeating, and she has almost quit reading self-help books about quitting drinking, smoking and overeating. She has divorced her deadbeat husband, finished college, and landed a job she loves directing a small branch of the county library.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Kay still has one unconquered addiction: she just can't say no to someone who needs her.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for other books by Molly Giles\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"What an irreverent, original voice!\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e- Amy Tan, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Joy Luck Club\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Roll over, Evelyn Waugh, here's Molly Giles. She's the authentic satiric voice - a rare bird in American Letters - wicked, affectionate, and amused.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e- Frances Mayes, author of \u003ci\u003eUnder the Tuscan Sun\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Molly Giles is the funniest writer of tragedy this country possesses.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e- Lucy Ferriss, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Misconceiver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Molly Giles is like a dancer who can't put a foot down wrong.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e- Cyra McFadden, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Serial\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-11845059\"\u003eMolly Giles\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Leapfrog Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.80w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781948585552\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1948585553\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-FIC044000\"\u003eWomen\u003c\/a\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-FIC045010\"\u003eFamily Life | Marriage \u0026amp; Divorce\u003c\/a\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\u003eMOLLY GILES\u003c\/b\u003e is the award-winning author of six story collections and one novel. Most recently her title \u003ci\u003eWife With Knife\u003c\/i\u003e, described as \"her best collection ever\" by Amy Tan, won a Pushcart Prize for its short story \"Bad Dog\" and the Leapfrog Global Fiction Prize. \u003ci\u003eRough Translations\u003c\/i\u003e won The Flannery O'Connor Prize, the \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe \u003c\/i\u003eAward, and The Bay Area Book Reviewers' Award; \u003ci\u003eCreek Walk\u003c\/i\u003e won The Small Press Best Fiction Award, the California Commonwealth Silver Medal for Fiction, and was a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book; \u003ci\u003eBothered\u003c\/i\u003e won the Split Oak Press Flash Fiction Award; and All The Wrong Places won the Spokane Prize for Fiction. Her work has also earned The O. Henry Award and the Pushcart Prize, and she has received grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Marin Arts Council, and the Arkansas Arts Council.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Leapfrog Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44485011046637,"sku":"9781948585552","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_59f54746-ca97-45f0-807f-16e6591c1560.jpg?v=1700796265","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-home-for-unwed-husbands-9781948585552","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}