{"product_id":"state-of-the-union-isbn-9780593087343","title":"State of the Union","description":"\u003cb\u003eA heartbreaking, funny, and honest look inside of a marriage falling apart and the lengths a couple would go to in order to fix it from the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eDickens and Prince\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAbout a Boy\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHigh Fidelity\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow an Emmy award winning SundanceTV series starring Rosamund Pike and Chris O'Dowd\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTom and Louise meet in a pub before their couple's therapy appointment. Married for years, they thought they had a stable home life--until a recent incident pushed them to the brink.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGoing to therapy seemed like the perfect solution. But over drinks before their appointment, they begin to wonder: what if marriage is like a computer? What if you take it apart to see what's in there, but then you're left with a million pieces?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUnfolding in the minutes before their weekly therapy sessions, the ten-chapter conversation that ensues is witty and moving, forcing them to look at their marriage--and, for the first time in a long time, at each other.\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eState of the Union\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"True story: One of our editors read Nick Hornby’s entire novella-esque exploration of marriage while getting a pedicure. Which is to say, it’s quick, sharp, and absorbing, and it fits in a small handbag.\"--goop\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Witty and intimate.\"--WNYC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Consisting almost entirely of witty repartee.\" --Kirkus reviews\u003cb\u003eNick Hornby\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of several internationally bestselling novels including \u003ci\u003eHigh Fidelity\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAbout a Boy\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e A Long Way Down\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as several works of nonfiction, including \u003ci\u003eFever Pitch\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSongbook\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e Ten Years in the Tub\u003c\/i\u003e. He has written screenplay adaptions of Lynn Barber’s \u003ci\u003eAn Education\u003c\/i\u003e, which was nominated for an Academy Award, Cheryl Strayed's \u003ci\u003eWild\u003c\/i\u003e, and Colm Tóibín’s \u003ci\u003eBrooklyn\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in London.","brand":"Riverhead Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46301719560421,"sku":"NP9780593087343","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780593087343.jpg?v=1767737282","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/state-of-the-union-isbn-9780593087343","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}