{"product_id":"ask-me-again-9780593311202","title":"Ask Me Again","description":"\u003cb\u003eTHE CENTER FOR FICTION FIRST NOVEL PRIZE SHORTLIST - From the PEN\/Robert W. Bingham Prize finalist, whose short stories received instant acclaim (\"Sparingly told, evoked with lacerating intimacy . . . Extraordinary\"--\u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e), a debut novel about a young woman's coming of age, and the singular friendship that challenges her values, her beliefs, and the course of her life\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt sixteen, Eva meets Jamie by chance. She lives in middle-class south Brooklyn; he comes from the super rich of upper Manhattan. She's observant, cautious, often insecure; he's curious, bold, full of mysteries. These two questers are drawn together in a strange and profound friendship, tested by forces larger than themselves. As Eva follows a path of conventional achievement--a prestigious degree, a formative romance, the start of an ambitious career--Jamie seeks out more radical experiments in finding himself: renouncing his family, joining a political movement, and eventually even talking to God. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCarried forcefully along by Clare Sestanovich's exquisite prose, these two characters are pulled into separate spheres but circle the same questions: how to define their values and find their purpose, how to create a sense of self while discovering what they owe to society and to the cause of justice. These reckonings propel a surprising story of intimacy across time, exploring the alchemy of identity, the mystery of destiny, and the difficult journey of finding faith--in yourself, and in the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/03\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593311202\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.10w x 0.80d","brand":"Clare Sestanovich","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45419188486325,"sku":"9780593311202","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_efbb46a1-ef75-47c0-8d0a-8c63fbcb69cb.jpg?v=1748391190","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/ask-me-again-9780593311202","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}