{"product_id":"my-heart-hemmed-in","title":"My Heart Hemmed In","description":"\"Marie NDiaye is a master of creating menacing, off-kilter worlds that speak to the truth of human experience.\"—Ayşegül Savaş, author of White on White\n\nThere is something very wrong with Nadia and her husband Ange, middle-aged provincial schoolteachers who slowly realize that they are despised by everyone around them. One day a savage wound appears in Ange's stomach, and as Nadia fights to save her husband's life their hideous neighbor Noget—a man everyone insists is a famous author—inexplicably imposes his care upon them. While Noget fattens them with ever richer foods, Nadia embarks on a nightmarish visit to her ex-husband and estranged son—is she abandoning Ange or revisiting old grievances in an attempt to save him?\n\nConjuring an atmosphere of paranoia and menace, My Heart Hemmed In creates a bizarre, foggy world where strange coincidences, harsh cruelty, and constantly shifting relationships all seem part of some shadowy truth. Surreal, allegorical, and psychologically acute, My Heart Hemmed In shows a masterful author giving her readers her most complex and compelling world yet.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1931883629\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.1931883629.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:NDiaye, Marie|Stump, Jordan\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43331461382205,"sku":"BVV.1931883629.G","price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/1931883629-0.jpg?v=1783550181","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/my-heart-hemmed-in","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}