{"product_id":"out-of-mindbooks","title":"Out of Mind","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner, McNally Robinson Book of the Year Award\u003cbr\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003e49th Shelf\u003c\/i\u003e's Books of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eOut of Mind\u003c\/i\u003e, David Bergen delves into the psyche of Lucille Black, mother, grandmother, lover, psychiatrist, and analyst of self, who first appeared in Bergen’s bestselling novel \u003ci\u003eThe Matter with Morris\u003c\/i\u003e.  Although adept at probing the lives of others, Lucille has become untethered, caught between duty and desire, between the demands of family and her own longing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer ex-husband Morris betrays her by publishing a memoir about the aftermath of their son Martin’s death in Afghanistan. She travels to Thailand to attempt to extricate her youngest daughter from the clutches of an apparent cult leader. And she is invited to the south of France to attend the marriage of a man whom she rejected a year earlier. Negotiating with herself about her altered role in the lives of her family and friends, Lucille circles the globe — and herself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this brilliant and subtle evocation of vulnerability and loss, Bergen traces one woman’s quest to reform her identity, reminding us that the unexpected is always lying in wait.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bergen, David","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback Trade paperback (US)","offer_id":43768362270944,"sku":"","price":13.77,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0330\/3125\/8248\/products\/BNCImageAPI_c31a0afa-e944-40d7-a337-dea80e0e2826.jpg?v=1672340919","url":"https:\/\/agricola-street-books.myshopify.com\/products\/out-of-mindbooks","provider":"Agricola Street Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}