{"product_id":"small-worlds-9780802161963","title":"Small Worlds","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn exhilarating and expansive new novel about fathers and sons, faith and friendship from National Book Foundation 5 Under 35 honoree and Costa First Novel Award winning author Caleb Azumah Nelson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the most acclaimed and internationally bestselling \"unforgettable\" (\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e) debuts of the 2021, Caleb Azumah Nelson's London-set love story Open Water took the US by storm and introduced the world to a salient and insightful new voice in fiction. Now, with his second novel \u003ci\u003eSmall Worlds\u003c\/i\u003e, the prodigious Azumah Nelson brings another set of enduring characters to brilliant life in his signature rhythmic, melodic prose.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet over the course of three summers, \u003ci\u003eSmall Worlds\u003c\/i\u003e follows Stephen, a first-generation Londoner born to Ghanian immigrant parents, brother to Ray, and best friend to Adeline. On the cusp of big life changes, Stephen feels pressured to follow a certain path--a university degree, a move out of home--but when he decides instead to follow his first love, music, his world and family fractures in ways he didn't foresee. Now Stephen must find a path and peace for himself: a space he can feel beautiful, a space he can feel free.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMoving from London, England to Accra, Ghana and back again, \u003ci\u003eSmall Worlds\u003c\/i\u003e is an exquisite and intimate new novel about the people and places we hold close, from one of the most \"elegant, poetic\" (CNN) and important voices of a generation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Grove Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/18\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802161963\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.97lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 5.90w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2023 pg. 85\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Caleb Azumah Nelson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42875167146165,"sku":"9780802161963","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_0497f416-f348-43ec-a13a-826c93a9bab3.jpg?v=1684813738","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/small-worlds-9780802161963","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}