{"product_id":"9780062838230","title":"Invisible as Air : A Novel","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eInvisible as Air\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Zoe Fishman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the 2020 Georgia Author of the Year Award!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne of Booklist's Top 10 Books of the Year!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA provocative and timely new novel by the author of \u003cem\u003eInheriting Edith, \u003c\/em\u003eone that will haunt you long after the final page is turned…\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSylvie Snow knows the pressures of expectations: a woman is supposed to work hard, but never be tired; age gracefully, but always be beautiful; fix the family problems, but always be carefree. Sylvie does the grocery shopping, the laundry, the scheduling, the schlepping and the PTA-ing, while planning her son’s Bar Mitzvah \u003cem\u003eand \u003c\/em\u003echeerfully tending her husband, Paul, who’s been lying on the sofa with a broken ankle.  She’s also secretly addicted to the Oxycontin intended for her husband. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor three years, Sylvie has repressed her grief about the heartbreaking stillbirth of her newborn daughter, Delilah. On the morning of the anniversary of her death, when she just can’t face doing \u003cem\u003eone…more…thing\u003c\/em\u003e: she takes one—just one—of her husband’s discarded pain pills. And suddenly she feels patient, kinder, and miraculously relaxed. She tells herself that the pills are temporary, just a gift, and that when the supply runs out she’ll go back to her regularly scheduled programming.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut days turn into weeks, and Sylvie slips slowly into a nightmare. At first, Paul and Teddy are completely unaware, but this changes quickly as her desperate choices reveal her desperate state. As the Bar Mitzvah nears, all three of them must face the void within themselves, both alone and together.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e“The characters in \u003cem\u003eInvisible as Air\u003c\/em\u003e are so real; so flawed; so compelling and vulnerable. With her trademark wit and honesty, even in the face of sorrow, Fishman will take you on a journey you won’t soon forget.”\u003cbr\u003e“Though it speaks to one of the most difficult issues facing our nation with wisdom and deep grace, this is not an ‘issue’ book. This is a book about people, flawed but striving, broken but hopeful. Once I started, I couldn’t put it down.”\u003cbr\u003e“With psychological acuity, Fishman...takes us to the place where there is beauty in brokenness, where there is light in the dark, and where we can find intimacy in our honesty\u003cem\u003e...\u003c\/em\u003eFrom the first stunning choice to the last, I could not put this novel down.”\u003cbr\u003e“Zoe Fishman writes with tenderness and urgency, with an ear attuned to all the silences, secrets, and strain that frequently capsize modern family life. \u003cem\u003eInvisible as Air\u003c\/em\u003e is a memorable and compelling read about slipping into darkness and trying to find the light.”\u003cbr\u003e“Fishman (\u003cem\u003eInheriting Edith\u003c\/em\u003e, 2016) brings her signature style to a timely topic, illustrating the opioid epidemic in a realistic setting and allowing Sylvie’s choices to speak for themselves...\u003cem\u003eInvisible as Air \u003c\/em\u003etakes readers on a raw and wild ride. Fans of Liane Moriarty and Jessica Levine especially should take note.”\u003cbr\u003e“Her writing creeps up on you, like a crescent moon that seems to mysteriously switch sides in the night sky during a drive down a winding highway — taunting, unsettling, beautiful.”\u003cbr\u003e“Fishman’s effective storytelling demonstrates the strength and also the vulnerability of family.”\u003cbr\u003e“Wickedly, powerhouse, badass!”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eInheriting Edith\u003c\/em\u003e: \u003c\/strong\u003e“Fishman deftly explores the intricate territory of mother-daughter relationships as well as the haunting specter of an Alzheimer’s diagnosis for famously independent Edith...you have a delicious literary chicken soup for the soul.”\u003cbr\u003e“A heartbreaking story about life, love, and friendship that you’ll want to devour in one sitting.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780062838230\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"William Morrow Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":41111752310990,"sku":"9780062838230","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/9780062838230.jpg?v=1649738825","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780062838230","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}