{"product_id":"clutch-9781963108668","title":"Clutch","description":"\u003cb\u003eEmily Nemens's \u003ci\u003eClutch\u003c\/i\u003e follows a group of five friends as they navigate the biggest challenges of their lives, asking: When you're hanging on by your fingernails, how can you extend a hand to the ones you love?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs undergrads, Gregg, Reba, Hillary, Bella, and Carson formed the kind of rare bond that college brochures promise--friendship that \u003ci\u003elasts a lifetime\u003c\/i\u003e. Two decades later, the women are spread across the country but remain firmly tethered through their ever-unfurling group chat. They've made it through COVID and childbirth and midcareer challenges, but no one can anticipate what's coming down the pike. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe five women converge on Palm Springs for a long overdue reunion: Gregg, who has forged a path as a progressive Texas legislator, is facing a huge decision about her political future. Reba, who moved back to the Bay Area after decades away, is deep in IVF treatments while caring for her aging parents and navigating a San Francisco she hardly recognizes. Hillary's medical career in Chicago is going great--but at home, her husband's struggles with addiction have derailed their life. In New York City, Bella faces the biggest case in her career as a litigator while her home life crumbles around her, and across the river in Brooklyn, Carson is working on a new novel as well as forging a possible relationship with the father she's never met. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTwenty years into their shared friendship, the stakes are higher than ever, and they must help one another reconcile professional ambition with personal tumult. \u003ci\u003eClutch \u003c\/i\u003eis a big, beautiful, and deeply absorbing novel that asks how much space and heart we can give to our friends and our families, and what space we can save for ourselves.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tin House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/03\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781963108668\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Emily Nemens","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52085745483957,"sku":"9781963108668","price":23.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_ad589527-7220-4774-9b8b-b3cabef5d06f.jpg?v=1765295089","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/clutch-9781963108668","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}