{"product_id":"the-need-paperback","title":"The Need - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHelen Phillips\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e***LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD IN FICTION*** Named one of Time Magazine's 100 Best Mystery and Thriller Books of All Time \"An extraordinary and dazzlingly original work from one of our most gifted and interesting writers\" (Emily St. John Mandel, author of The Glass Hotel). The Need, which finds a mother of two young children grappling with the dualities of motherhood after confronting a masked intruder in her home, is \"like nothing you've ever read before...in a good way\" (People).When Molly, home alone with her two young children, hears footsteps in the living room, she tries to convince herself it's the sleep deprivation. She's been hearing things these days. Startling at loud noises. Imagining the worst-case scenario. It's what mothers do, she knows. But then the footsteps come again, and she catches a glimpse of movement. Suddenly Molly finds herself face-to-face with an intruder who knows far too much about her and her family. As she attempts to protect those she loves most, Molly must also acknowledge her own frailty. Molly slips down an existential rabbit hole where she must confront the dualities of motherhood: the ecstasy and the dread; the languor and the ferocity; the banality and the transcendence as the book hurtles toward a mind-bending conclusion. \"Brilliant\" (Entertainment Weekly), \"grotesque and lovely\" (The New York Times Book Review, Editor's Choice), and \"wildly captivating\" (Oprah Daily), The Need is a glorious celebration of the bizarre and beautiful nature of our everyday lives and \"showcases an extraordinary writer at her electrifying best\" (Publishers Weekly, starred review).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHelen Phillips is the author of six books, including, most recently, the novel \u003ci\u003eHum\u003c\/i\u003e. Her novel \u003ci\u003eThe Need\u003c\/i\u003e was a National Book Award nominee and a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book. She is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship and a Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers' Award. Her collection \u003ci\u003eSome Possible Solutions\u003c\/i\u003e received the John Gardner Fiction Book Award. Her novel \u003ci\u003eThe Beautiful Bureaucrat \u003c\/i\u003ewas a finalist for the New York Public Library's Young Lions Fiction Award and the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Prize. A professor at Brooklyn College, she lives in Brooklyn with artist\/cartoonist Adam Douglas Thompson and their children. Find her online at HelenCPhillips.com or on X @HelenCPhillips.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 07, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54556577988951,"sku":"9781982113179","price":25.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0799\/4569\/5575\/files\/dOL8m8m4pY9781982113179.webp?v=1787400317","url":"https:\/\/somiibooks.com\/products\/the-need-paperback","provider":"Somiibooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}