{"product_id":"heroic-measures-paperback","title":"Heroic Measures - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJill Ciment\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe basis for the major motion picture \u003ci\u003e5 Flights Up\u003c\/i\u003e starring Diane Keaton and Morgan Freeman.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNew York City is on high alert--a gasoline truck is \"stuck\" in the Midtown tunnel and the driver has fled. Through panic and gridlock, Alex and Ruth must transport their beloved old dachshund--whose back legs are suddenly paralyzed--to the animal hospital, using a cutting board as a stretcher. But this is also the weekend when Alex and Ruth must sell the apartment in which they have lived for most of their adult lives. Over the course of forty-eight hours, as the mystery of the missing truck driver terrorizes the city and the dachshund's life hangs in the balance, the bidding war over their apartment becomes a barometer for collective hope and despair. Told in shifting points of view--Alex's, Ruth's, and the little dog's--\u003ci\u003eHeroic Measures\u003c\/i\u003e is a moving, deft novel about urban anxiety and the love that deepens over years.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJill Ciment\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Montreal, Canada. She is the author of the novels \u003ci\u003eAct of God\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Tattoo Artist, Teeth of the Dog\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Law of Falling Bodies\u003c\/i\u003e; a collection of stories, \u003ci\u003eSmall Claims\u003c\/i\u003e; and a memoir, \u003ci\u003eHalf a Life\u003c\/i\u003e. She has been awarded a National Endowment for the Arts, a NEA Japan Fellowship Prize, two New York State Fellowships for the Arts, the Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize, and a Guggenheim Fellowship. Ciment is a professor at the University of Florida. She lives in Gainesville, Florida.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 7.94 x 6.64 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42691390701631,"sku":"9780307386786","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/3ec2162f6234c4712b895c6076a664f3.webp?v=1764991945","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/heroic-measures-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}