{"product_id":"crux-9780593714188","title":"Crux","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Tender, immersive, and thrilling.\" --Gabrielle Zevin \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"One of the best novels I've ever read about friendship.\" --Stephen King \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"I can't remember the last time I cared about fictional characters as desperately as I came to care about the beautiful, hilarious and courageous teenage protagonists of \u003ci\u003eCrux\u003c\/i\u003e.\" --Elizabeth Gilbert  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Breathtaking.\" --Chris Whitaker\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this story of intense friendship and grit, two down-and-out teens escape their lives and chase a different future through rock-climbing -- from the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eMy Absolute Darling\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDan and Tamma are two teenagers in their last year of high school in the southern Mojave Desert. One is a gifted golden child, the other a mouthy burnout. Climbing boulders in trash-strewn parking lots during cold desert nights, they seal their unique bond and dream of a life of adventure. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the year progresses and adult reality looms, they are rocked by change and pulled apart by irreconcilable obligations. Differences of class, talent, and prospects take on new importance; options dwindle, and their decisions grow ever more consequential and perilous. It feels inevitable, finally, that something must give. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith a magnificent gift for nature writing and a joyful appreciation for the redemptive power of friendship, Gabriel Tallent gives readers a rollicking, adrenaline-filled, and soul-searching novel about risking everything to change your life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGabriel Tallent\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eMy Absolute Darling\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller and a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book, as well as a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize and the John Leonard Prize.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Riverhead Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51890708349202,"sku":"9780593714188","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0704901a-0874-4d3c-9361-c4b44e504915.jpg?v=1768316435","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/crux-9780593714188","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}