{"product_id":"the-new-naturals-9781616208806","title":"The New Naturals","description":"\u003cb\u003e* Most Anticipated by Vulture.com, \u003ci\u003eThe Millions\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLit Hub *\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From the Ernest J. Gaines Award-winning author of \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eEverywhere You Don't Belong\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e, a touching, timely novel--called a \"tour de force\" by Katilyn Greenidge (\u003ci\u003eLibertie\u003c\/i\u003e) and \"wry and astonishing\" by \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e--about an attempt to found an underground utopia and the interwoven stories of those drawn to it\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e An abandoned restaurant on a hill off the highway in Western Massachusetts doesn't look like much. But to Rio, a young Black woman bereft after the loss of her newborn child, this hill becomes more than a safe haven--it becomes a place to start over. She convinces her husband to help her construct a society underground, somewhere safe, somewhere everyone can feel loved, wanted, and accepted, where the children learn actual history, where everyone has an equal shot. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e She locates a Benefactor and soon their utopia begins to take shape. Two unhoused men hear about it and immediately begin their journey by bus from Chicago to get there. A young and disillusioned journalist stumbles upon it and wants in. And a former soccer player, having lost his footing in society, is persuaded to check it out too. But no matter how much these people all yearn for meaning and a sanctuary from the existential dread of life above the surface, what happens if this new society can't actually work? What then? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From one of the most exciting new literary voices out there, \u003ci\u003eThe New Naturals\u003c\/i\u003e is fresh and deeply perceptive, capturing the absurdity of life in the 21st century, for readers of Paul Beatty's \u003ci\u003eThe Sellout\u003c\/i\u003e and Jennifer Egan's \u003ci\u003eThe Candy House\u003c\/i\u003e. In this remarkable feat of imagination, Bump shows us that, ultimately, it is our love for and connection to each other that will save us. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Algonquin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/14\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781616208806\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2023 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/14\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2023\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Gabriel Bump","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43132939501749,"sku":"9781616208806","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_655a6499-2685-49f6-bb01-daed076c16ac.jpg?v=1695136075","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-new-naturals-9781616208806","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}