{"product_id":"book-da30","title":"Machine","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA haunting story of guilt and blame in the wake of a drowning, the first novel by the author of \u003cem\u003eSpectacle\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSusan Steinberg’s first novel, \u003cem\u003eMachine\u003c\/em\u003e, is a dazzling and innovative leap forward for a writer whose most recent book, \u003cem\u003eSpectacle\u003c\/em\u003e, gained her a rapturous following. \u003cem\u003eMachine\u003c\/em\u003e revolves around a group of teenagers―both locals and wealthy out-of-towners―during a single summer at the shore. Steinberg captures the pressures and demands of this world in a voice that effortlessly slides from collective to singular, as one girl recounts a night on which another girl drowned. Hoping to assuage her guilt and evade a similar fate, she pieces together the details of this tragedy, as well as the breakdown of her own family, and learns that no one, not even she, is blameless.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA daring stylist, Steinberg presents a sharply drawn narrative that ferociously interrogates gender, class, privilege, and the disintegration of identity in the shadow of trauma. \u003cem\u003eMachine \u003c\/em\u003eis the kind of novel―relentless and bold―that only Susan Steinberg could have written.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blackstone Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49292825624880,"sku":"BDda30","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49292825657648,"sku":"ZEda30","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio MP3-CD","offer_id":49292825690416,"sku":"ZMda30","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/168243-da30-Square.jpg?v=1732851623","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-da30","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}