{"product_id":"improvement-paperback","title":"Improvement - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoan Silber\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe national bestseller and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book about a young single mother living in New York, her eccentric aunt, and the decisions they make that have unexpected implications for the world around them from one of America's most gifted writers of fiction, \"our own country's Alice Munro\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eReyna knows her relationship with Boyd isn't perfect, yet as she visits him throughout his three-month stint at Rikers Island, their bond grows tighter. Kiki, now settled in the East Village after a journey that took her to Turkey and around the world, admires her niece's spirit but worries that she always picks the wrong man. Little does she know that the otherwise honorable Boyd is pulling Reyna into a cigarette smuggling scheme, across state lines, where he could risk violating probation. When Reyna ultimately decides to remove herself for the sake of her four-year-old child, her small act of resistance sets into motion a tapestry of events that affect the lives of loved ones and strangers around them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA novel that examines conviction, connection, and the possibility of generosity in the face of loss, \u003ci\u003eImprovement\u003c\/i\u003e is as intricately woven together as Kiki's beloved Turkish rugs, as colorful as the tattoos decorating Reyna's body, with narrative twists and turns as surprising and unexpected as the lives all around us. The \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e says of Joan Silber: \"No other writer can make a few small decisions ripple across the globe, and across time, with more subtlety and power.\" \u003ci\u003eImprovement\u003c\/i\u003e is Silber's most shining achievement yet. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"Without fuss or flourishes, Joan Silber weaves a remarkably patterned tapestry connecting strangers from around the world to a central tragic car accident. The writing here is funny and down-to-earth, the characters are recognizably fallible, and the message is quietly profound: We are not ever really alone, however lonely we feel.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoan Silber\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of nine books of fiction. Her book \u003ci\u003eImprovement\u003c\/i\u003e was the winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award and the PEN\/Faulkner Award and was listed as one of the year's best books by \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNewsday\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Seattle Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in New York and teaches in the Warren Wilson MFA Program. Find out more at joansilber.net.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 21, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e PEN\/Faulkner Award (2018)\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42730182475839,"sku":"9781640091139","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/c19b95627563b2d832b3591be6f4b50f.webp?v=1765125138","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/improvement-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}