Standard Deviation: A novel

Standard Deviation: A novel

*A Skimm Reads Pick*

An uproariousÂ novel ("Both heart-piercing and, crucially, very funny."Â â€”Louise Erdrich,Â The New York Times)Â from the celebrated author of Single, Carefree, Mellow about the challenges of a good marriage, the delight and heartache of raising children, and the irresistible temptation to wonder about the path not taken.

When Graham Cavanaugh divorced his first wife it was to marry his girlfriend, Audra, a woman as irrepressible as she is spontaneous and fun. But, Graham learns, life with Audra can also be exhausting, constantly interrupted by chatty phone calls, picky-eater houseguests, and invitations to weddings of people heâ€™s never met. Audra firmly believes that through the sheer force of her personality she can overcome the most socially challenging interactions, shepherding her son through awkward playdates and origami club, and even deciding to establish a friendship with Grahamâ€™s first wife, Elspeth.Â Graham isn't sure he understands why Audra longs to be friends with the woman he divorced. After all, former spouses are hard to categorizeâ€”are they enemies, old flames, or just people you know really, really well? And as Graham and Audra share dinners, holidays, and late glasses of wine with his first wife he starts to wonder: How can anyone love two such different women? Did I make the right choice? Is there a right choice? A hilarious and rueful debut novel of love, marriage, infidelity, and origami, Standard DeviationÂ never deviates from the superb.
Country USA
Brand Knopf
Manufacturer Knopf
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 0385353812
ReleaseDate 2017-05-23
UnitCount 1
Format Deckle Edge
EANs 9780385353816

Country	USA
Brand	Knopf
Manufacturer	Knopf
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	0385353812
ReleaseDate	2017-05-23
UnitCount	1
Format	Deckle Edge
EANs	9780385353816

Standard Deviation: A novel

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