{"product_id":"leave-the-world-behind-9780062667632","title":"Leave the World Behind","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Read with Jenna \u003cem\u003eToday\u003c\/em\u003e Show Book Club Pick!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinalist for the 2020 National Book Award (Fiction)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne of Barack Obama's Summer Favorites\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Best Book of the Year From: \u003cem\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/em\u003e * \u003cem\u003eTime\u003c\/em\u003e * \u003cem\u003eNPR \u003c\/em\u003e*\u003cem\u003e Elle \u003c\/em\u003e*\u003cem\u003e Esquire \u003c\/em\u003e*\u003cem\u003e Kirkus \u003c\/em\u003e*\u003cem\u003e Library Journal \u003c\/em\u003e*\u003cem\u003e The Chicago Public Library \u003c\/em\u003e*\u003cem\u003e The New York Public Library\u003c\/em\u003e *\u003cem\u003e BookPage\u003c\/em\u003e *\u003cem\u003e The Globe and Mail \u003c\/em\u003e* \u003cem\u003eEW.com \u003c\/em\u003e*\u003cem\u003e The LA Times \u003c\/em\u003e*\u003cem\u003e USA Today \u003c\/em\u003e*\u003cem\u003e InStyle \u003c\/em\u003e*\u003cem\u003e The New Yorker * AARP * Publisher's Lunch * LitHub * Book Marks * Electric Literature * Brooklyn Based * The Boston Globe\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA magnetic novel about two families, strangers to each other, who are forced together on a long weekend gone terribly wrong.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eRich and Pretty\u003c\/em\u003e comes a suspenseful and provocative novel keenly attuned to the complexities of parenthood, race, and class. \u003cem\u003eLeave the World Behind \u003c\/em\u003eexplores how our closest bonds are reshaped--and unexpected new ones are forged--in moments of crisis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmanda and Clay head out to a remote corner of Long Island expecting a vacation: a quiet reprieve from life in New York City, quality time with their teenage son and daughter, and a taste of the good life in the luxurious home they've rented for the week. But a late-night knock on the door breaks the spell. Ruth and G. H. are an older couple--it's their house, and they've arrived in a panic. They bring the news that a sudden blackout has swept the city. But in this rural area--with the TV and internet now down, and no cell phone service--it's hard to know what to believe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShould Amanda and Clay trust this couple--and vice versa? What happened back in New York? Is the vacation home, isolated from civilization, a truly safe place for their families? And are they safe from one other? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlam, Rumaan:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRumaan Alam \u003c\/strong\u003eis the author of the novels \u003cem\u003eRich and Pretty\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eT\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003ehat Kind of Mother\u003c\/em\u003e, and the instant \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller \u003cem\u003eLeave the World Behind\u003c\/em\u003e. His writing has appeared in \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNew York Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe New York Review of Books, Bookforum, \u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003ethe New Republic\u003c\/em\u003e, where he is a contributing editor. He studied writing at Oberlin College and lives in New York with his family.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ecco Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50605466419474,"sku":"9780062667632","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_035e8d8d-f8a7-4a4b-bde0-d67a0df1adfe.jpg?v=1748509353","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/leave-the-world-behind-9780062667632","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}