{"product_id":"the-lost-book-of-adana-moreau-9781335147356","title":"The Lost Book of Adana Moreau","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e*Winner of the \u003cem\u003eChicago Review of Books\u003c\/em\u003e Award for Fiction*\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Heartland Booksellers Award Nominee\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn NPR Best Book of the Year\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA \u003cem\u003eBookPage\u003c\/em\u003e Best Book of the Year\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA \u003cem\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/em\u003e Best Winter\/Spring Debut of 2020\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Most Anticipated Book of 2020 from the\u003cem\u003e Boston Globe\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Millions\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Best Book of February 2020 at \u003cem\u003eSalon, The Millions, LitHub\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eVol 1. Brooklyn\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A stunner--equal parts epic and intimate, thrilling and elegiac.\"--Laura Van den Berg, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Third Hotel\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Smart and heart-piercing...a story of displacement, erasure, identity, mythology, and the ability of literature to simultaneously express and transcend our lives.\" --\u003cstrong\u003eNPR.org\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1929 in New Orleans, a Dominican immigrant named Adana Moreau writes a science fiction novel. The novel earns rave reviews, and Adana begins a sequel. Then she falls gravely ill. Just before she dies, she destroys the only copy of the manuscript.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDecades later in Chicago, Saul Drower is cleaning out his dead grandfather's home when he discovers a mysterious manuscript written by none other than Adana Moreau. With the help of his friend Javier, Saul tracks down an address for Adana's son in New Orleans, but as Hurricane Katrina strikes, they must head to the storm-ravaged city for answers. What results is a brilliantly layered masterpiece--an ode to home, storytelling and the possibility of parallel worlds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Hypnotizing.\" --\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Deftly conjured...thematically vital.\" --\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eZapata, Michael:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Michael Zapata is a founding editor of MAKE Literary Magazine. His debut novel \u003cem\u003eThe Lost Book of Adana Moreau \u003c\/em\u003ewon the Chicago Review of Book Award for Fiction and was a finalist for the Heartland Booksellers Award for Fiction. He is on the core faculty of StoryStudio Chicago and the MFA faculty of Northwestern University. As an educator, he taught literature and writing in high schools servicing dropout students. He lives in Chicago with his family.","brand":"Hanover Square Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50670145831186,"sku":"9781335147356","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_22b4947f-7f16-4aee-8e84-07a432421c2a.jpg?v=1733772907","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-lost-book-of-adana-moreau-9781335147356","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}