{"product_id":"set-this-house-in-order-a-romance-of-souls-9780060954857","title":"Set This House in Order: A Romance of Souls","description":"\u003cp\u003eAndy Gage was born in 1965 and murdered not long after by his stepfather. . . . It was no ordinary murder. Though the torture and abuse that killed him were real, Andy Gage's death wasn't. Only his soul actually died, and when it died, it broke in pieces. Then the pieces became souls in their own right, coinheritors of Andy Gage's life. . . . \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile Andy deals with the outside world, more than a hundred other souls share an imaginary house inside Andy's head, struggling to maintain an orderly coexistence: Aaron, the father figure; Adam, the mischievous teenager; Jake, the frightened little boy; Aunt Sam, the artist; Seferis, the defender; and Gideon, who wants to get rid of Andy and the others and run things on his own. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAndy's new coworker, Penny Driver, is also a multiple personality, a fact that Penny is only partially aware of. When several of Penny's other souls ask Andy for help, Andy reluctantly agrees, setting in motion a chain of events that threatens to destroy the stability of the house. Now Andy and Penny must work together to uncover a terrible secret that Andy has been keeping . . . from himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Matt Ruff\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/20\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 479\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.88lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.05h x 5.33w x 0.86d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780060954857\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Award - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Washington State Book Award - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2004 pg. 20\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooksense '76 Mar\/Apr_2004\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2004 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRuff, Matt:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMatt Ruff\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of \u003cem\u003eLovecraft Country\u003c\/em\u003e and its sequel, \u003cem\u003eThe Destroyer of Worlds\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as \u003cem\u003e88 Names\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBad Monkeys\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Mirage\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSet This House in Order\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eFool on the Hill\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eSewer, Gas \u0026amp; Electric: The Public Works Trilogy\u003c\/em\u003e. He lives in Seattle, Washington.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43110620627059,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":19.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_6f36c63f-4869-4b1e-bf92-6f7a6eab4a4d.jpg?v=1748982271","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/set-this-house-in-order-a-romance-of-souls-9780060954857","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}