{"product_id":"9781982169350","title":"We Spread","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eWe Spread\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Iain Reid\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe author of the “evocative, spine-tingling, and razor-sharp” (\u003ci\u003eBustle\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003ci\u003eI’m Thinking of Ending Things\u003c\/i\u003e that inspired the Netflix original movie and the “short, shocking psychological three-hander” (\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003ci\u003eFoe \u003c\/i\u003ereturns with a new work of philosophical suspense.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePenny, an artist, has lived in the same apartment for decades, surrounded by the artifacts and keepsakes of her long life. She is resigned to the mundane rituals of old age, until things start to slip. Before her longtime partner passed away years earlier, provisions were made, unbeknownst to her, for a room in a unique long-term care residence, where Penny finds herself after one too many “incidents.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eInitially, surrounded by peers, conversing, eating, sleeping, looking out at the beautiful woods that surround the house, all is well. She even begins to paint again. But as the days start to blur together, Penny—with a growing sense of unrest and distrust—starts to lose her grip on the passage of time and on her place in the world. Is she succumbing to the subtly destructive effects of aging, or is she an unknowing participant in something more unsettling?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAt once compassionate and uncanny, told in spare, hypnotic prose, Iain Reid’s genre-defying third novel explores questions of conformity, art, productivity, relationships, and what, ultimately, it means to grow old.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\"Iain Reid’s \u003ci\u003eWe Spread\u003c\/i\u003e is taut and frightening read, perhaps best called a thriller. But the true thrill is in how so slender a book tackles such big questions—What does it mean to make art? What happens as we near death?—with such grace.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e —Rumaan Alam, author of \u003ci\u003eLeave The World Behind\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\"In \u003ci\u003eWe Spread\u003c\/i\u003e Iain Reid masterfully gets into the psyche of his characters and readers all at once. What a gift.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e—Alma Har'el, Director of \u003ci\u003eBombay Beach\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHoney Boy\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eShadow Kingdom\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781982169350\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Gallery\/Scout Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40989517742286,"sku":"9781982169350","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/O_ba42ce46-647e-46bc-87e6-55fdc7a3b531.jpg?v=1646866286","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781982169350","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}