{"product_id":"another-kind-of-symmetry-paperback","title":"Another Kind of Symmetry - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAngela Jane Fountas\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAgni and Effie, identical twins, are inseparable until Agni is sent to Greece one summer to visit their grandmother after their grandfather's sudden death. Until now the more conventional and accommodating of the two, Agni refuses to return to college, choosing instead to remain in their family's Greek village.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShe is drawn into the daily routines and rural traditions that her parents left behind in exchange for the American dream. But the haunting presence of her grandfather's ghost is a sign of unresolved family grief.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWithout her sister's companionship, Effie abruptly abandons the stability of her life so far and moves to the East Village to live as an artist. But when Agni's absence become unbearable for her, a personal crisis brings the sisters together again, this time even closer than before.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlternating between the sisters' points of view, letters between them, and stories Agni writes in secret, \u003ci\u003eAnother Kind of Symmetry\u003c\/i\u003e explores the sometimes uneasy relationship that children of immigrants have with their parents' version of the American dream. It reflects on the challenges of living with cross-cultural traditions and how individuals' different responses to them can disrupt even the closest of relationships.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAngela Jane Fountas\u003c\/b\u003e, a New York native, is of Greek and Irish origin, and her work draws inspiration from both sides of her family tree. She holds an MFA in creative writing from the University of Alabama and has taught writing to people of all ages. Her fiction has been published in \u003ci\u003eGrist\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFairy Tale Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDiagram\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRedivider\u003c\/i\u003e, and elsewhere. She is the editor of the anthology of personal essays \u003ci\u003eWaking Up American\u003c\/i\u003e and was awarded a Hugo House Residency and an Artist Trust Fellowship. \u003ci\u003eAnother Kind of Symmetry\u003c\/i\u003e is her first novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 274\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 8.41 x 5.51 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 22, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48709432017145,"sku":"9781646428441","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/BhlWaXUBj59781646428441.webp?v=1784923863","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/another-kind-of-symmetry-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}