{"product_id":"you-remind-me-of-me-9780345441409","title":"You Remind Me of Me","description":"With his critically acclaimed \u003ci\u003eAmong the Missing\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFitting Ends\u003c\/i\u003e, award-winning author Dan Chaon proved himself a master of the short story form. He is a writer, observes the \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e, who can \"convincingly squeeze whole lives into a mere twenty pages or so.\" Now Chaon marshals his notable talents in his much-anticipated debut novel. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eYou Remind Me of Me\u003c\/i\u003e begins with a series of separate incidents: In 1977, a little boy is savagely attacked by his mother's pet Doberman; in 1997 another little boy disappears from his grandmother's backyard on a sunny summer morning; in 1966, a pregnant teenager admits herself to a maternity home, with the intention of giving her child up for adoption; in 1991, a young man drifts toward a career as a drug dealer, even as he hopes for something better. With penetrating insight and a deep devotion to his characters, Dan Chaon\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eexplores the secret connections that irrevocably link them. In the process he examines questions of identity, fate, and circumstance: Why do we become the people that we become? How do we end up stuck in lives that we never wanted? And can we change the course of what seems inevitable? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn language that is both unflinching and exquisite, Chaon moves deftly between the past and the present in the small-town prairie Midwest and shows us the extraordinary lives of \"ordinary\" people.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDan Chaon\u003c\/b\u003e is the acclaimed author of\u003ci\u003e Fitting Ends \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eAmong the Missing\u003c\/i\u003e, a finalist for the National Book Award, which was also listed as one of the ten best books of the year by the American Library Association, \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as being cited as a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book. Chaon's fiction has appeared in numerous journals and anthologies, and won both Pushcart\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand O. Henry awards. Chaon teaches at Oberlin College and lives in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, with his wife and two sons.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ballantine Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51454011015442,"sku":"9780345441409","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_573905a6-0daa-48b5-8a4e-d436fbd0b8f9.jpg?v=1751991158","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/you-remind-me-of-me-9780345441409","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}