{"product_id":"maggie-or-a-man-and-a-woman-walk-into-a-bar","title":"Maggie; or, A Man and a Woman Walk Into a Bar","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"descriptionPanel___wCiv7\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"panelContent___B_vGb\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003e208 Pages I Paperback\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eNotable Book.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eOne of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e’s 100 Must-Read Book of 2025.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSummer’s Best Beach Reads by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e• Books You Should Read This July by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emagazine • Books We’re Most Excited About by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eToday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e• Best Beach Reads by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHarper’s Bazaar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e• Best Books of Summer by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eELLE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e• Most Anticipated Books of the Summer by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e• Best Summer Reads by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eOprah Daily\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e• Books to Read this Summer by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“As with Nora Ephron’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHeartburn\u003c\/i\u003e…you read\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaggie\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto spend time with its author.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Chinese American woman spins tragedy into comedy when her life falls apart in a taut, wry debut novel, “as playful as it is profound” (Alison Espach, author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Wedding People\u003c\/i\u003e)—perfect for fans of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eJoan Is Okay\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eCrying in H Mart\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA man and a woman walk into a restaurant. The woman expects a lovely night filled with endless plates of samosas. Instead, she finds out her husband is having an affair with a woman named Maggie.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA short while after, her chest starts to ache. She walks into an examination room, where she finds out the pain in her breast isn’t just heartbreak—it’s cancer. She decides to call the tumor Maggie.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUnfolding in fragments over the course of the ensuing months,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaggie; Or, a Man and a Woman Walk Into a Bar\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003efollows the narrator as she embarks on a journey of grief, healing, and reclamation. She starts talking to Maggie (the tumor), getting acquainted with her body’s new inhabitant. She overgenerously creates a “Guide to My Husband: A User’s Manual” for Maggie (the other woman), hoping to ease the process of discovering her ex-husband’s whims and quirks. She turns her children’s bedtime stories into retellings of Chinese folklore passed down by her own mother, in an attempt to make them fall in love with their shared culture—and to maybe save herself in the process.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the style of Jenny Offill and the tradition of Nora Ephron’s hilarious and devastating writing on heartbreak and womanhood,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaggie\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a master class in transforming personal tragedy into a form of defiant comedy.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"SIMON \u0026 SCHUSTER","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45467060699273,"sku":"9781668084229","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0376\/3057\/4729\/files\/9781668084229_ab89d.jpg?v=1775937813","url":"https:\/\/thebookmarkpr.com\/products\/maggie-or-a-man-and-a-woman-walk-into-a-bar","provider":"The Bookmark Books \u0026 Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}