{"product_id":"small-worlds-9780802163417","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 Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Grove Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/16\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802163417\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336","brand":"Caleb Azumah Nelson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44174440956085,"sku":"9780802163417","price":14.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_a6e144fb-cb99-420e-ac99-7bfe6743fd9b.jpg?v=1716301459","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/small-worlds-9780802163417","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}