{"product_id":"the-adults-a-novel-9781439191859","title":"The Adults: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn her ruefully funny and wickedly perceptive debut novel  Alison Espach deftly dissects matters of the heart and captures the lives of children and adults as they come to terms with life  death  and love. At the center of this affluent suburban universe is Emily Vidal  a smart and snarky teenager  who gets involved in a suspect relationship with one of the adults after witnessing a suicide in her neighborhood. Among the cast of unforgettable characters is Emilys father  whose fiftieth birthday party has the adults descending upon the Vidals patio; her mother  who has orchestrated the elaborate party even though she and her husband are getting a divorce; and an assortment of eccentric neighbors  high school teachers  and teenagers who teem with anxiety and sexuality and an unbridled desire to be noticed  and ultimately loved.  An irresistible chronicle of a modern young womans struggle to grow up  The Adults lays barein perfect pitcha world where an adult and a child can so dangerously be mistaken for the same exact thing.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45651633537077,"sku":"ByrdShop_1439191859","price":31.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781439191859.jpg?v=1781836742","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-adults-a-novel-9781439191859","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}