![]() ![]() ![]() Through a series of engaging exchanges - in libraries and laundromats, over barstools and backyard fences - she examines our assumptions about class and property and the ways we internalize the demands of capitalism. “My adult life can be divided into two distinct parts”, Eula Biss writes, “the time before I owned a washing machine and the time after.” Having just purchased her first home, the poet and essayist now embarks on a provocative exploration of the value system she has bought into. "A timely and arresting new look at affluence by the New York Times best-selling author, “one of the leading lights of the modern American essay." ( Financial Times ) The results are enthralling." (Associated Press) "A sensational new book tries to figure out whether it’s possible to live an ethical life in a capitalist society. ![]() Named a Best Book of The Year by Time, NPR, InStyle, and Good Housekeeping ![]()
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