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Dept. of Speculation Author: Jenny Offill

ISBN: 9781847088734 Format: Hardcover Number Of Pages: 192 Published: 1 April 2014 Country of Publication: GB Dimensions (cm): 20.4 x 13.7 x 1.6 Description: The long-awaited new novel from an LA Times First Fiction Prize finalist, Dept. of Speculation is an annihilating, electrifying account of marriage and motherhood, love and madness.

They used to send each other letters. The return address was always the same: Dept. of Speculation.

They used to be young, brave, and giddy with hopes for their future. They got married, had a child, and skated through all the small calamities of family life. But then, slowly, quietly something changes. As the years rush by, fears creep in and doubts accumulate until finally their life as they know it cracks apart and they find themselves forced to reassess what they have lost, what is left, and what they want now.

Written with the dazzling lucidity of poetry, Dept. of Speculation navigates the jagged edges of a modern marriage to tell a story that is darkly funny, surprising and wise.

About the Author

Jenny Offill is the author of Last Things (Bloomsbury, 1999) which was chosen as notabl...

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