{"product_id":"the-anomaly-9781635421699","title":"The Anomaly","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eNAMED A MOST-ANTICIPATED BOOK OF THE YEAR BY \u003ci\u003eCRIMEREADS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Goncourt Prize and now an international phenomenon, this dizzying, whip-smart novel blends crime, fantasy, sci-fi, and thriller as it plumbs the mysteries surrounding a Paris-New York flight.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWho would we be if we had made different choices? Told that secret, left that relationship, written that book? We all wonder--the passengers of Air France 006 will find out. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn their own way, they were all living double lives when they boarded the plane: \u003cbr\u003e Blake, a respectable family man who works as a contract killer.\u003cbr\u003e Slimboy, a Nigerian pop star who uses his womanizing image to hide that he's gay.\u003cbr\u003e Joanna, a Black American lawyer pressured to play the good old boys' game to succeed with her Big Pharma client.\u003cbr\u003e Victor Miesel, a critically acclaimed yet largely obscure writer suddenly on the precipice of global fame.\u003cbr\u003e About to start their descent to JFK, they hit a shockingly violent patch of turbulence, emerging on the other side to a reality both perfectly familiar and utterly strange. As it charts the fallout of this logic-defying event, \u003ci\u003eThe Anomaly \u003c\/i\u003etakes us on a journey from Lagos and Mumbai to the White House and a top-secret hangar.\u003cbr\u003eIn Hervé Le Tellier's most ambitious work yet, high literature follows the lead of a bingeable Netflix series, drawing on the best of genre fiction from \"chick lit\" to mystery, while also playfully critiquing their hallmarks. An ingenious, timely variation on the doppelgänger theme, it taps into the parts of ourselves that elude us most.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Other Press (NY)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/23\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781635421699\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/20\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/2021 pg. 34\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Herv\u0026#233; Le Tellier","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41285650088117,"sku":"9781635421699","price":14.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_9f47e938-93d3-4bcd-8678-b2ef9d177f90.jpg?v=1635226426","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-anomaly-9781635421699","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}