{"product_id":"the-shape-of-things-to-come-9780060084417","title":"The Shape of Things to Come","description":"\u003cp\u003eIsabelle, a woman in her thirties without any of the trappings of a \u003cem\u003egrown-up\u003c\/em\u003e life, has just been fired from her job at a San Francisco phone company. Returning to the midwestern suburb of her childhood, Standardsville, Illinois, she contends with her dating single mother, a neighbor who once appeared on \u003cem\u003eThe Honeymooners, \u003c\/em\u003e and an ex-boyfriend. She also becomes a \u003cem\u003emystery shopper\u003c\/em\u003e for a temp agency, posing as a variety of potential tenants for newly built suburban communities to access their exclusive services.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnchanted by the possiblities of disguise, Isabelle spins a web of lies that keeps the world at a distance until she unearths long-kept secrets that force her to rethink everything she thought she knew.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Maud Casey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e William Morrow \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/23\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.28w x 0.69d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780060084417\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/11\/2002 pg. 24\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCasey, Maud:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaud Casey stories have appeared in T\u003cem\u003ehe Threepenny Review, Prairie Schooner, The Gettysburg Review, \u003c\/em\u003e and elsewhere. Casey received her B.A. from Wesleyan University and her M.F.A. in fiction from the University of Arizona. She lives in Washington, DC and teaches in the MFA program at the University of Maryland. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43097781272691,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":17.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_71d307ae-290d-46c5-ac1a-a8382839b88e.jpg?v=1748614696","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-shape-of-things-to-come-9780060084417","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}