{"product_id":"ask-me-again-paperback-5","title":"Ask Me Again - 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\u003eClare Sestanovich\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE CENTER FOR FICTION FIRST NOVEL PRIZE SHORTLIST - From the PEN\/Robert W. Bingham Prize finalist, whose short stories received instant acclaim (\"Sparingly told, evoked with lacerating intimacy . . . Extraordinary\"--\u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e), a debut novel about a young woman's coming of age, and the singular friendship that challenges her values, her beliefs, and the course of her life\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt sixteen, Eva meets Jamie by chance. She lives in middle-class south Brooklyn; he comes from the super rich of upper Manhattan. She's observant, cautious, often insecure; he's curious, bold, full of mysteries. These two questers are drawn together in a strange and profound friendship, tested by forces larger than themselves. As Eva follows a path of conventional achievement--a prestigious degree, a formative romance, the start of an ambitious career--Jamie seeks out more radical experiments in finding himself: renouncing his family, joining a political movement, and eventually even talking to God. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCarried forcefully along by Clare Sestanovich's exquisite prose, these two characters are pulled into separate spheres but circle the same questions: how to define their values and find their purpose, how to create a sense of self while discovering what they owe to society and to the cause of justice. These reckonings propel a surprising story of intimacy across time, exploring the alchemy of identity, the mystery of destiny, and the difficult journey of finding faith--in yourself, and in the world.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCLARE SESTANOVICH, named a \"5 Under 35\" honoree by the National Book Foundation in 2022, is the author of the story collection \u003ci\u003eObjects of Desire\u003c\/i\u003e, a finalist for the PEN\/Robert W. Bingham Prize. Her fiction has appeared in publications such as \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Paris Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eHarper\u003c\/i\u003e'\u003ci\u003es Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Brooklyn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.9 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 03, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47264642400505,"sku":"9780593311202","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/wVoAGxcpAO9780593311202_ff3a4411-c61c-41eb-9b88-85db5a02ce3f.webp?v=1768832791","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/ask-me-again-paperback-5","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}