
From the acclaimed author of Last Things comes a slim, stunning portrait of a marriage--a beguiling rumination on the mysteries of intimacy, trust, faith, knowledge, and the condition of universal shipwreck that unites us all. ONE OF THE 10 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR - THE NEW YORK...


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In the beginning, it was easy to imagine their future. They were young and giddy, sure of themselves and of their love for each other. "Dept. of Speculation" was their code name for all the thrilling uncertainties that lay ahead. Then they got married, had a child and navigated...







Jenny Offill's heroine, referred to in these pages as simply "the wife," once exchanged love letters with her husband postmarked "Dept. of Speculation," their code name for all the uncertainty that inheres in life and in the strangely fluid confines of a long relationship...

Jenny Offill's heroine, referred to in these pages as simply "the wife," once exchanged love letters with her husband postmarked "Dept. of Speculation," their code name for all the uncertainty that inheres in life and in the strangely fluid confines of a long relationship...