{"product_id":"manhattan-beach-9781476716732","title":"Manhattan Beach","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e BESTSELLER - NEW YORK'S \"ONE BOOK, ONE NEW YORK\" PICK\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe daring and magnificent novel from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed One of the Best Books of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e by NPR, \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVogue, The Washington Post, The Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eUSA TODAY, Time \u003c\/i\u003e- A \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnna Kerrigan, nearly twelve years old, accompanies her father to visit Dexter Styles, a man who, she gleans, is crucial to the survival of her father and her family. She is mesmerized by the sea beyond the house and by some charged mystery between the two men. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Years later, her father has disappeared and the country is at war. Anna works at the Brooklyn Naval Yard, where women are allowed to hold jobs that once belonged to men, now soldiers abroad. She becomes the first female diver, the most dangerous and exclusive of occupations, repairing the ships that will help America win the war. One evening at a nightclub, she meets Dexter Styles again, and begins to understand the complexity of her father's life, the reasons he might have vanished. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With the atmosphere of a noir thriller, Egan's first historical novel follows Anna and Styles into a world populated by gangsters, sailors, divers, bankers, and union men. \u003ci\u003eManhattan Beach\u003c\/i\u003e is a deft, dazzling, propulsive exploration of a transformative moment in the lives and identities of women and men, of America and the world. It is a magnificent novel by the author of \u003ci\u003eA Visit from the Goon Squad, \u003c\/i\u003eone of the great writers of our time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scribner Book Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/03\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476716732\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.32lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.30w x 1.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2017 pg. 54\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/08\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2017 pg. 9\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2017 pg. 20\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews Fall Preview\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/15\/2017 pg. 5\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2017 pg. 104\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/27\/2017\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Jennifer Egan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36652434456732,"sku":"9781476716732","price":23.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_ea44741d-439a-42f9-8e4a-62a8c3c86920.jpg?v=1603879783","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/manhattan-beach-9781476716732","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}