{"product_id":"turbulence-9781982122744","title":"Turbulence","description":"\u003cb\u003e*A \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eReview\u003c\/i\u003e Editors' Choice*\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \"masterful\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e), \"cathartic\" (\u003ci\u003eStar Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e, Minneapolis), novel about twelve people, mostly strangers, and the surprising ripple effect each one has on the life of the next as they cross paths while in transit around the world--from the Booker Prize-shortlisted author of \u003ci\u003eAll That Man Is.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this \"compelling\" (\u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eChristian Science Monitor\u003c\/i\u003e), \"crisp and clever\" (\u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e) novel, Szalay's diverse protagonists circumnavigate the planet in twelve flights, from London to Madrid, from Dakar to Sao Paulo, to Toronto, to Delhi, to Doha, en route to see lovers or estranged siblings, aging parents, baby grandchildren, or nobody at all. Along the way, they experience the full range of human emotions from loneliness to love and, knowingly or otherwise, change each other in one brief, electrifying interaction after the next. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten with magic and economy, \"Szalay explores the miraculous ability of our shared humanity to lift us from loneliness\" (\u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e) and delivers a dazzling portrait of the interconnectedness of the modern world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSzalay, David:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - David Szalay is the author of \u003ci\u003eTurbulence\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSpring\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Innocent\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLondon and the South-East\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAll That Man Is\u003c\/i\u003e. He's been awarded the Gordon Burn Prize and \u003ci\u003eThe Paris Review \u003c\/i\u003ePlimpton Prize for Fiction and has been shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. Born in Canada, he grew up in London, and now lives in Budapest.","brand":"Scribner Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50434711683346,"sku":"9781982122744","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f36313a9-161f-4235-a654-669020b811ab.jpg?v=1729607967","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/turbulence-9781982122744","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}