The Friend: A Novel by Sigrid Nunez (Paperback) Simon & Schuster from setting a table with

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The Friend: A Novel by Sigrid Nunez (Paperback) Simon & Schuster from setting a table withWINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMESS 100 BEST BOOKS OF THE 21ST CENTURY NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING NAOMI WATTS A beautiful book . . . a world of insight into death, grief, art, and love. Wall Street Journal A penetrating, moving meditation on loss, comfort, memory . . . Nunez has a wry, withering wit. NPR Dry, allusive and charming . . . the comedy here writes itself. The New York Times The New York Times