{"product_id":"9780312655310","title":"But Not for Long : A Novel","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eBut Not for Long\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Michelle Wildgen\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eGreta has left her old life behind and moved into a sustainable foods co-op in Madison, Wisconsin. Just as she begins to settle in with her two housemates, the husband she left behind appears on their porch, drunk. His arrival begins a dark three-day period during which all three residents of the house will have to reckon with a disquietude lurking under the surface of their little society. A series of summer blackouts, gas shortages, and an ominous disappearance will force them all out into a larger world that seems everywhere on the verge of crisis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A stirring meditation on modern angst and the meaning of selflessness.” —\u003ci\u003eJoanna Powell, People\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“What if the apocalypse comes gently, this memorable book asks, not with a bang or a blaze but with the silence of refrigerators no longer buzzing and the 'fuzzy dandelions of candlelight floating past the curtains'?” —\u003ci\u003eRebecca Tuhus-Dubrow, The New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Wildgen is great at catching the moments of connection and conflict between people. . . .Her characters are touching and believable, her place descriptions vivid.” —\u003ci\u003eEmily Carter, Star-Tribune (Minneapolis)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A sensitively conceived and crafted novel.” —\u003ci\u003eBarbara Fisher, The Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780312655310\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Picador","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40623929655502,"sku":"9780312655310","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_ccd1efff-1d8a-4640-a15f-caf7ce4d7388.jpg?v=1638582251","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780312655310","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}