Dept. of Speculation Jenny Offill
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

The writing is good, certainly, and the book is full of passages to ponder. Of Speculation, is a sharp, emotional collection of vignettes of marriage, motherhood, and our attempts at happiness. Of Speculation' and later in the book during shaky times for their marriage she resumes the habit. Jan 28, 2014 - Jenny Offill's second novel, Dept. Apr 21, 2014 - Jenny Offill places that Rilke quote deep in Dept. Mar 10, 2014 - The reason I read this book was because of all the good reviews I have seen about it. Mar 24, 2014 - There is a remarkable moment in Elena Ferrante's novel “The Lost Daughter” when the narrator, a middle-aged professor of literature, recalls a scene from her married life. Jul 10, 2013 - A small but noticeable uplift in sales activity has added weight to speculation that the northern property market may have reached a bottom and buyers are now starting to move while current values are available. Apr 10, 2014 - Dept of Speculation is a slim book in which the story of one woman's breakdown is explained via a series of passages, most just one paragraph long. Read more about James Wood: Jenny Offill's “Dept. Feb 9, 2014 - Each article will feature a conversation among people who love books. Apr 10, 2014 - While dating her husband and her exchanged letters postmarked to the 'Dept. Of Speculation, if it were ice cream, would give its readers major headaches.