{"product_id":"a-novel-obsession-9780593185599","title":"A Novel Obsession","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Caitlin Barasch's writing overflows with humor, compassion, intrigue, and the chaos of identity. It overflows with life itself.\"\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eJonathan Safran Foer, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eHere I Am\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This book is a ride. An unruly study of fixation, performance, and the exquisite agony of anonymity.\"--Raven Leilani, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eLuster\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A wry and bold debut novel, which is at once an irresistible catastrophe waiting to happen and an unflinching exploration of how we narrate the stories of our lives, as an aspiring novelist finds herself stalking--and writing about--her boyfriend's ex-girlfriend. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTwenty-four-year-old New York bookseller Naomi Ackerman is desperate to write a novel, but struggles to find a story to tell. When, after countless disastrous dates, she meets Caleb--a perfectly nice guy with a Welsh accent and a unique patience for all her quirks--she thinks she's finally stumbled onto a time-honored subject: love. Then Caleb's ex-girlfriend, Rosemary, enters the scene. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Upon learning that Rosemary is not safely tucked away in Caleb's homeland overseas, but in fact lives in New York \u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e also works in the literary world, Naomi is threatened and intrigued in equal measure. If they both fell for the same man, what else might they have in common? The more Naomi learns about Rosemary, the more her curiosity consumes her. Before she knows it, her casual Instagram stalking morphs into a friendship under false pretenses--and becomes the subject of her nascent novel. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As her lies and half-truths spiral out of control, and fact and fiction become increasingly difficult to untangle, Naomi must decide what--and who--she's willing to sacrifice to write the perfect ending.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dutton Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/15\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593185599\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/15\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/24\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2022 pg. 18\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Caitlin Barasch","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41574512722101,"sku":"9780593185599","price":14.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_51a87d7d-151e-4ad4-a46b-74597823fef0.jpg?v=1643695316","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/a-novel-obsession-9780593185599","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}