{"product_id":"ask-me-again-3","title":"Ask Me Again","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e's Best Books of the Year\u003cbr\u003e'A finely drawn portrait of the kind of friendship we rarely see in contemporary fiction' \u003c\/b\u003e- \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Impressive and sophisticated' \u003c\/b\u003e- \u003ci\u003eThe Daily Telegraph \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow much knowledge do you need in order to know someone?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs her grandmother is dying, sixteen-year-old Eva wanders the halls of a hospital. There, she spots Jamie. Despite having little in common, from this chance-encounter stems a life-changing platonic love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe is sixteen, living in middle-class Brooklyn; he is the same age, but from the super-rich of Upper Manhattan. She’s observant, cautious, eager to seem normal; he’s bold, mysterious, eccentric. Eva’s family is warm and welcoming, but Jamie avoids going home to his.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs Eva goes off to university and falls in and out of love, Jamie drops out and is drawn towards radical experiments in politics and religion. Their separate spheres seem to be spiralling away from each other, but it soon becomes clear that they are both circling the same question: how do you define yourself and your beliefs in a divided and unjust world?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWritten with precision and immense wit, \u003ci\u003eAsk Me Again\u003c\/i\u003e is a journey of intimacy across time. A love story of sorts, this coming-of-age novel explores how relationships can define us, change us and point us towards futures we might not have imagined for ourselves.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Finalist for The Center For Fiction First Novel Prize\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Beautiful . . . Clare Sestanovich is a writer of disarming radiance’ \u003c\/b\u003e– Garth Greenwell, author of \u003ci\u003eCleanness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘A deeply philosophical novel, which surprises and delights at every turn’ \u003c\/b\u003e– Jenny Offill, author of \u003ci\u003eWeather\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pan Macmillan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53609981870424,"sku":"9781529053593","price":17.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781529053593_7e007b97-e526-424b-b241-26c9039034b7.jpg?v=1770709513","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/ask-me-again-3","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}