{"product_id":"ask-me-again-9780593311202","title":"Ask Me Again","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom 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 \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 classic 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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's Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Brooklyn.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51359105155346,"sku":"9780593311202","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_06f6cd2f-198f-4dbf-a1f8-7209c825ab02.jpg?v=1758093770","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/ask-me-again-9780593311202","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}