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LinguistJeremyCookknowshowlanguageworks,buthedoesn'tknowhowmarriageworks.Infact,heisstrangelyhostiletotheinstitution.SoCookisnaturallyuneasyabouthisjobwiththePillowAgency,aSt.Louisfirmspecializingin"thelinguisticallytroubledmarriage."HisassignmentistomoveinwithDanandBethWilson,aprosperoussuburbancouplewithanimpoverishedrelationship,toanalyzetheirverbalproblemsandhelpthem-ifhecan.AsCookcatalogstheWilsons'missedsignsandmissedsignals,hebecomesincreasingly,mostunscientifically,involved.InthetraditionofStephenMcCauley'sTheOnjectofMyAffection,hereisthecriticallyacclaimedfourthnovelfromtheauthorofDoubleNegative.TheLosAngelesTimespraisedTheFullCatastropheas"eccentric,hilarious,wildlyinventiveandeerilyaccurate...(a)terrificbook."AdvertisinginNewYorkTimesBookReview.