{"product_id":"domestic-violets","title":"Domestic Violets","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Norman controls his complicated story and handles its chaos and plot twists with a steady, funny hand.... this is a thoroughly entertaining, light but thoughtful read.\" -- \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Domestic Violets is a fast, fun, hilarious read.\" -- \u003cstrong\u003eJessica Anya Blau, critically-acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eThe Summer of Naked Swim Parties\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDrinking Closer to Home\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Domestic Violets is a wonderfully readable, riotous story... told with humor and surprising intimacy. \" -- \u003cstrong\u003eSusan Richards Shreve, author of \u003ci\u003eA Student of Living Things\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Reminiscent of Richard Russo's earlier work, Norman's refreshingly witty style is perfectly suited to articulating the trials of a middle-aged cynic. Wonderfully fast-paced, hilariously genuine, difficult to put down, \u003ci\u003eDomestic Violets\u003c\/i\u003e is an ideal first novel.\" -- \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Matthew Norman has written a dastardly fun satire of contemporary domestic life [with} surprising twists on all the old conventions and a fresh perspective on a literary foundation that hearkens back to Philip Roth, John Updike and John Cheever. An astoundingly good read!\" -- \u003cstrong\u003eJoshua Gaylord, author of \u003ci\u003e Hummingbirds\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Norman's debut novel is funny and incisive, and hard on sacred cows.\" -- \u003cstrong\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"so real, so funny\" -- \u003cstrong\u003eSusan K. Perry, Ph.D. at Psychology Today\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Timing, so important in comedy, is also exacting in Mr. Norman's expert hands...\u003ci\u003eDomestic Violets\u003c\/i\u003e leaves the reader satisfied by the intriguing plot written in a comic spirit; it also endears the author and hero to the reader for maximum poignancy.\" -- \u003cstrong\u003eNew York Journal of Books\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"All this misery makes for good comedy ... charmingly drawn ...\" -- \u003cstrong\u003eWashington Post on DOMESTIC VIOLETS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Norman's hilarious debut novel is a tale of a man's middle-age quest to dif\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67598034338159,"sku":"9780062065117","price":118.33,"currency_code":"BRL","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0921\/9384\/9711\/files\/0062065114.jpg?v=1790552890","url":"https:\/\/internacional.umlivro.com.br\/products\/domestic-violets","provider":"UmLivro Internacional","version":"1.0","type":"link"}