Among the Ten Thousand Things: A Novel

Among the Ten Thousand Things: A Novel

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER â€¢ NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE ANDÂ THE HUFFINGTON POST â€¢Â Features an exclusive conversation between Julia Pierpont and Lena Dunham

For fans of Jennifer Egan, Jonathan Franzen, Lorrie Moore, and Curtis Sittenfeld, Among the Ten Thousand Things is a dazzling first novel, a portrait of an American family on the cusp of irrevocable change, and a startlingly original story of love and time lost.

Jack Shanley is a well-known New York artist, charming and vain, who doesnâ€™t mean to plunge his family into crisis. His wife, Deb, gladly left behind a difficult career as a dancer to raise the two children she adores. In the ensuing years, she has mostly avoided coming face-to-face with the weaknesses of the man she married. But then an anonymously sent package arrives in the mail: a cardboard box containing sheaves of printed emails chronicling Jackâ€™s secret life. The package is addressed to Deb, but itâ€™s delivered into the wrong hands: her childrenâ€™s.

With this vertiginous opening begins a debut that is by turns funny, wise, and indescribably moving. As the Shanleys spin apart into separate orbits, leaving New York in an attempt to regain their bearings, fifteen-year-old Simon feels the allure of adult freedoms for the first time, while eleven-year-old Kay wanders precariously into a grown-up world she canâ€™t possibly understand. Writing with extraordinary precision, humor, and beauty, Julia Pierpont has crafted a timeless, hugely enjoyable novel about the bonds of family lifeâ€”their brittleness, and their resilience.

Praise for Among the Ten Thousand Things

â€œA luscious, smart summer novel . . . by a blazingly talented young author.â€â€”The New York Times Book Review
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â€œThis book is one of the funniest, and most emotionally honest, Iâ€™ve read in a long time.â€â€”Jonathan Safran Foer
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â€œObsessively compelling . . . emotionally sophisticated . . . Among the Ten Thousand Things rises above [other novels] for its imagined structure, sentence-by-sentence punch, and pure humanity.â€â€”Vanity Fair
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â€œGripping . . . Pierpont brings this family of four to life in sharply observed detail. . . . An acute observer of social comedy, Ms. Pierpont has a keen eye for the absurd.â€â€”The Wall Street Journal
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â€œPierpontâ€™s language is heart-stopping. . . . Between Pierpontâ€™s literary finesse and her captivating characters, [Among the Ten Thousand Things] reads like a page-turner.â€â€”Entertainment Weekly (grade: A)
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â€œA twisty, gripping storyâ€”that packs an emotional wallop.â€â€”O: The Oprah Magazine

â€œThere are going to be as many ingenious twists and turns in this literary novel as there are in a top-notch work of suspense like Gone Girl.â€â€”Maureen Corrigan, NPRâ€™s Fresh Air

â€œTender, delicately perceptive . . . Pierpontâ€™s voice is wry and confident, and she is a fine anthropologist of New York life.â€â€”The Washington Post

â€œPierpont displays a precocious gift for language and observation. . . . She captures the minutiae of loneliness that pushes us away from each other and sometimes brings us back.â€â€”San Francisco Chronicle
Country USA
Brand Random House Trade Paperbacks
Manufacturer Random House Trade Paperbacks
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ReleaseDate 2016-06-14
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EANs 9780812985344

Country	USA
Brand	Random House Trade Paperbacks
Manufacturer	Random House Trade Paperbacks
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	0812985346_used
Color	Multicolor
ReleaseDate	2016-06-14
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780812985344

Among the Ten Thousand Things: A Novel

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