{"product_id":"missing-sam-9781643758008","title":"Missing Sam","description":"\u003cb\u003eA tense and twisty story of a woman who goes missing on a morning run and her wife's determination to both find her and clear her own name--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003efrom the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eHonor.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e One night after a party, old grievances surface between married couple Aliya and Sam and the night ends badly with a heated argument. Sam goes for a run early the next morning to clear her head--and doesn't come back. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Aliya reports her wife missing, but as a gay, Muslim daughter of immigrants, she can't escape the scrutiny and suspicion of those around her. Scared and furious and feeling isolated as strangers and acquaintances alike doubt her innocence, Aliya makes one wrong choice after another. She must fight to prove her innocence in the public eye even as she is torn between her fear that Sam is dead and her desire to find and save her wife. But is safety ever truly possible for them? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A provocative examination of suburban mores, \u003ci\u003eMissing Sam\u003c\/i\u003e captures the terror manifested in today's political climate, and the real dangers, both physical and psychological, of being brown and queer in America. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrity Umrigar is the bestselling author of nine previous novels, including \u003ci\u003eHonor\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a Reese's Book Club Pick, as well as four picture books and a memoir. Her books have been published in over twenty countries and in several languages. A former journalist, she has contributed to the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eCleveland Plain Dealer\u003c\/i\u003e and other newspapers. She is a recipient of the Nieman Fellowship to Harvard, and winner of the Cleveland Arts Prize, the Seth Rosenberg prize and a Lambda Literary award. She is currently a Distinguished University Professor of English at Case Western Reserve University.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Algonquin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51967189877010,"sku":"9781643758008","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4fe5de7d-e0f0-4df3-bdbc-e976542ca340.jpg?v=1768929081","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/missing-sam-9781643758008","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}