{"product_id":"four-by-four-9781948830140","title":"Four by Four","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"In \u003ci\u003eFour by Four\u003c\/i\u003e, Mesa's sentences are clear as glass, but when you look through you will be terrified by what you see.\"--Laura van den Berg, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Third Hotel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet entirely at Wybrany College--a school where the wealthy keep their kids safe from the chaos erupting in the cities--\u003ci\u003eFour by Four\u003c\/i\u003e is a novel of insinuation and gossip, in which the truth about Wybrany's \"program\" is always palpable, but never explicit. The mysteries populating the novel open with the disappearance of one of the \"special,\" scholarship students. As the first part unfolds, it becomes clear that all is not well in Wybrany, and that something more sordid lurks beneath the surface.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the second part--a diary written by an imposter who has infiltrated the school as a substitute teacher--the eerie sense of what's happening in this space removed from society, becomes even more acute and sinister.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn exploration of the relationship between the powerful and powerless--and the repetition of these patterns--Mesa's \"sophisticated nightmare\" calls to mind great works of gothic literature (think Shirley Jackson) and social thrillers to create a unique, unsettling view of freedom and how a fear of the outside world can create monsters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Open Letter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/05\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781948830140\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 230\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/23\/2020\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Sara Mesa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36672715063452,"sku":"9781948830140","price":13.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_cefa210d-4ce9-47f1-8ac0-9a6ffb893b60.jpg?v=1603928229","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/four-by-four-9781948830140","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}