{"title":"Books by Claudia Rankine","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9781802062540","title":"Plot","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Exquisite . . . readers will find themselves transformed by it'  Claire Lynch\u003cbr\u003e'Stunning . . . \u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cb\u003edazzlingly laser-like and movingly original'  Lara Feigel\u003cbr\u003e'I\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003enventive and searching'  Calvin Bedient\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'I am awestruck . . . a masterpiece'  Mary Gordon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe stunningly original exploration of pregnancy and childbirth by the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eCitizen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this, the landmark achievement that crowned the first phase of her writing career, Claudia Rankine invites us into the lives of Liv and her husband Erland, as they find themselves propelled into the classic plot: boy loves girl, girl gets pregnant. 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