{"product_id":"today-a-woman-went-mad-in-the-supermarket-stories-9781635579802","title":"Today a Woman Went Mad in the Supermarket: Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn NPR Best Book of the Year * A \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e Editors' Choice * An \u003ci\u003eElectric Literature\u003c\/i\u003e Best Short Story Collection of the Year * \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinalist for the Chautauqua Prize\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe \"often hilarious and always compassionate\" (\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e) collected stories of a critically acclaimed, award-winning \"American literary treasure\" (\u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e), now in paperback-with a foreword by Elizabeth Strout.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom her many well-loved novels, Hilma Wolitzer-now ninety-one years old and at the top of her game-has gained a reputation as one of our best fiction writers, who \"raises ordinary people and everyday occurrences to a new height.\" (\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e) These collected short stories-most of them originally published in magazines including \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e and the\u003ci\u003e Saturday Evening Post\u003c\/i\u003e, in the 1960s and 1970s, along with a new story that brings her early characters into the present-are evocative of an era that still resonates deeply today. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the title story, a bystander tries to soothe a woman who seems to have cracked under the pressures of her life. And in several linked stories throughout, the relationship between the narrator and her husband unfolds in telling and often hilarious vignettes. Of their time and yet timeless, Wolitzer's stories zero in on the domestic sphere with wit, candor, grace, and an acutely observant eye. Brilliantly capturing the tensions and contradictions of daily life, \u003ci\u003eToday a Woman Went Mad in the Supermarket\u003c\/i\u003e is full of heart and insight, providing a lens into a world that was often unseen at the time, and often overlooked now-reintroducing a beloved writer to be embraced by a whole new generation of readers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-12232922\"\u003eHilma Wolitzer\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/27\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.40w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781635579802\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1635579805\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-FIC029000\"\u003eShort Stories (single author)\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-FIC004000\"\u003eClassics\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","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44482832892141,"sku":"9781635579802","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_c687ed2f-081a-4f5a-8458-71f303649a66.jpg?v=1700764705","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/today-a-woman-went-mad-in-the-supermarket-stories-9781635579802","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}