{"product_id":"the-fantasies-of-future-things-9781668016299","title":"The Fantasies of Future Things","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn this \"gorgeously compassionate\" (Tayari Jones, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eAn American Marriage\u003c\/i\u003e) debut reminiscent of Barry Jenkins's \u003ci\u003eMoonlight\u003c\/i\u003e, two men in Atlanta reconcile their human dignity against the price of their professional ambitions working for a real estate development company displacing Black residents in preparation for the 1996 Olympics.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDaily interactions between Jacob and Daniel are a powder keg of sexual tension and uncertainty. A recent Morehouse graduate and Brooklyn transplant, Jacob fears that accepting the truth of his sexuality will disappoint the hopes his parents have for him to lead a respectable life. Grieving the death of his mother while searching for answers about a father he has never known, Daniel, an Atlanta native, has resigned himself to the reality that men who love men don't have happy endings. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Jacob meets Sherman, a social worker fighting for one of the families being displaced by the project, he must decide if rejecting security is worth the risk of embracing the unknown. In the midst of navigating his grief, and volatile relationship with Jacob, Daniel learns of his father's identity. Though meeting his father could provide Daniel with the closure he has always sought, the distance between what Daniel wants and what he's willing to do for it remains a question only he can answer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/30\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781668016299\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.51lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.38h x 5.50w x 0.72d","brand":"Doug Jones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52491432329397,"sku":"9781668016299","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_9a801a19-929b-4cf2-b209-c1562122ffea.jpg?v=1777996318","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-fantasies-of-future-things-9781668016299","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}