{"product_id":"bright-objects-9781668053225","title":"Bright Objects","description":"\u003cb\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times \u003c\/i\u003e10 Best Thrillers of 2024\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e's Best Books of 2024\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e's Best Books of 2024\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \"luminous, unusual, unexpected\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e) debut novel blending mystery, psychological suspense, astronomy, and romance, in which a young widow faces the life-altering arrival of a rare comet, perfect for fans of Emma Cline's \u003ci\u003eThe Girls\u003c\/i\u003e and Ottessa Moshfegh's \u003ci\u003eDeath in Her Hands\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSylvia Knight is losing hope that the person who killed her husband will ever face justice. Since the night of the hit-and-run, her world has been shrouded in hazy darkness--until she meets Theo St. John, the discoverer of a rare comet soon to be visible to the naked eye. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the comet begins to brighten, Sylvia wonders what the apparition might signify. She is soon drawn into the orbit of local mystic Joseph Evans, who believes the comet's arrival is nothing short of a divine message. Finding herself caught between two conflicting perspectives of this celestial phenomenon, she struggles to define for herself where the reality lies. As the comet grows in the sky, her town slowly descends further and further into a fervor over its impending apex, and Sylvia's quest to uncover her husband's killer will push her and those around her to the furthest reaches of their very lives. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA \"smart, propulsively readable\" (\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e) debut about the search for meaning in a bewildering world, the loyalty of love, and the dangerous lengths people go to in pursuit of obsession, \u003ci\u003eBright Objects\u003c\/i\u003e is a luminous, masterfully crafted literary thriller.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRuby Todd is a Melbourne-based writer with a PhD in writing and literature. She is the recipient of the 2019 Ploughshares Emerging Writer's Contest Award for Fiction and the inaugural 2020 Furphy Literary Award, among others. Her work has appeared in \u003ci\u003ePloughshares\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCrazyhorse\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOverland\u003c\/i\u003e, and elsewhere. Her debut novel, \u003ci\u003eBright Objects\u003c\/i\u003e, was shortlisted for the 2023 Victorian Premier's Unpublished Manuscript Award. She is a 2023 Wheeler Centre Hot Desk Fellow.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51661433536786,"sku":"9781668053225","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e206301f-8954-4f68-8345-e3dafba79c88.jpg?v=1760443345","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/bright-objects-9781668053225","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}