{"product_id":"leap-9781612940236","title":"Leap","description":"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSummer 1979. Rowan Marks is done with high school. Next comes college. But in between there's a yawning gulf--the last carefree summer vacation.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eRowan's older brother Ben is smoking too much dope. Her best friend, Danny, is in love with her. And Catherine, the new girl in their small Ohio town, rubs her the wrong way. But that's okay. Rowan can deal with it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut just when she thinks she's got it all worked out, everything turns on its head. Catherine steals her heart, Danny falls out with her, and when Ben crashes the family car, the family secrets come tumbling out.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll of a sudden, Rowan has a stark choice--is she going to grow up or give up?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eZ Egloff \u003c\/strong\u003eis an exciting new talent. \u003cem\u003eLeap\u003c\/em\u003e is an accomplished follow-up to her first novel, \u003cem\u003eVerge\u003c\/em\u003e, which won the Bywater Prize for Fiction and was a finalist for a Lambda Literary Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for Z Egloff's debut novel, \u003cem\u003eVerge\u003c\/em\u003e: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eVerge\u003c\/em\u003e has heart and wit and intelligence.\"--\u003cstrong\u003eEmma Donoghue\u003c\/strong\u003e, author of \u003cem\u003eRoom\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eVerge\u003c\/em\u003e is powerful, quirky, and fresh. . . . Z Egloff creates a rich, inclusive world and a heroine who's one of the most endearingly fallible characters I've met in a long time.\"--\u003cstrong\u003eAlison Bechdel\u003c\/strong\u003e, author of \u003cem\u003eFun Home\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"With \u003cem\u003eVerge\u003c\/em\u003e, Z Egloff enters the ring of fiction with the assurance of an old hand. . . . This is a talented writer.\"--\u003cstrong\u003eCarol Anshaw, \u003c\/strong\u003e author of \u003cem\u003eAquamarine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bywater Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/12\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781612940236\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Independent Publisher Book Awards - Bronze Medal Winner","brand":"Z. Egloff","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51798416195765,"sku":"9781612940236","price":12.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_d009e0c0-94a2-4078-8c7b-361f503dba94.jpg?v=1758638472","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/leap-9781612940236","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}