{"product_id":"the-candy-house-9781476716770","title":"The Candy House","description":"\u003cb\u003e* Named a Top Ten Best Book of 2022 by \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review, The Philadelphia Inquirer, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSlate * \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eNamed a Best Book of 2022 by \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker, \u003c\/i\u003eNPR, \u003ci\u003eOprah Daily, Time, Harper's Bazaar, Entertainment Weekly, Esquire, Vogue, \u003c\/i\u003eand many more! * \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A compelling read that showcases Egan's masterful storytelling.\" --\u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Dazzling.\" --\u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Radiant, exhilarating.\" --\u003ci\u003eSlate\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Mesmerizing...A thought-provoking examination of how and why we change.\" --\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom one of the most celebrated writers of our time comes an \"inventive, effervescent\" (\u003ci\u003eOprah Daily\u003c\/i\u003e) novel about the memory and quest for authenticity and human connection.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Candy House\u003c\/i\u003e opens with the staggeringly brilliant Bix Bouton, whose company, Mandala, is so successful that he is \"one of those tech demi-gods with whom we're all on a first name basis.\" Bix is forty, with four kids, restless, and desperate for a new idea, when he stumbles into a conversation group, mostly Columbia professors, one of whom is experimenting with downloading or \"externalizing\" memory. Within a decade, Bix's new technology, \"Own Your Unconscious\"--which allows you access to every memory you've ever had, and to share your memories in exchange for access to the memories of others--has seduced multitudes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the world of Egan's spectacular imagination, there are \"counters\" who track and exploit desires and there are \"eluders,\" those who understand the price of taking a bite of the Candy House. Egan introduces these characters in an astonishing array of narrative styles--from omniscient to first person plural to a duet of voices, an epistolary chapter, and a chapter of tweets. Intellectually dazzling, \u003ci\u003eThe Candy House\u003c\/i\u003e is also a moving testament to the tenacity and transcendence of human longing for connection, family, privacy, and love. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A beautiful exploration of loss, memory, and history\" (\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e), \"this is minimalist maximalism. It's as if Egan compressed a big 19th-century novel onto a flash drive\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scribner Book Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/07\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476716770\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.46lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.88d","brand":"Jennifer Egan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42589637214389,"sku":"9781476716770","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_b8f8c791-9295-44fc-92b4-e6c5d312a009.jpg?v=1673327782","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-candy-house-9781476716770","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}