Dept. of Speculation

Name: Dept. of Speculation
Author: Jenny Offill
ISBN: 9781847088758

Jenny Offill

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#324 of 8,085 books · #171 in Fiction

Shortlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award (2016), the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction (2015), the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Fiction (2014), and 1 more award.

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.

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