{"product_id":"the-dog-of-the-marriage-by-amy-hempel","title":"'The Dog of the Marriage' by Amy Hempel","description":"\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAmy Hempel’s stories are built from what gets left out. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAll breakups, illness, dogs, driving, memory, sex, grief; the prose is spare without being cold and so simply, can express so, so much. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAcross these stories, Hempel dives into the aftermath of a life. Animals repeatedly become witnesses, substitutes, intermediaries; sometimes they are easier to trust than people. The collection includes “Jesus Is Waiting,” “The Uninvited,” “The Dog of the Marriage,” “Memoir” and “Offertory,” and is a very good entry point into Hempel’s compressed, elliptical way of writing emotion: almost everything important happens in the negative space.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScribner, New York, 2005. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. Very light shelf wear to jacket with minor handling marks; boards and pages clean, binding firm. Near fine condition.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"bower studio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50566559662163,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0689\/0268\/2707\/files\/womenintranslation-2026-09-28T173212.883.png?v=1790580814","url":"https:\/\/bowerbooks.com\/products\/the-dog-of-the-marriage-by-amy-hempel","provider":"bower books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}