{"product_id":"asymmetry-9781501166785","title":"Asymmetry","description":"\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eTIME\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e TOP 10 BOOK of the YEAR * \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book and \u003ci\u003eTimes\u003c\/i\u003e Critic's Top Book of 2018\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF 2018 BY * \u003ci\u003eElle\u003c\/i\u003e * \u003ci\u003eBustle\u003c\/i\u003e * \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e * \u003ci\u003eLit Hub\u003c\/i\u003e* NPR * \u003ci\u003eO, The Oprah Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e * \u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe bestselling and critically acclaimed debut novel by Lisa Halliday, hailed as\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"extraordinary\" by \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \"a brilliant and complex examination of power dynamics in love and war\" by \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, and \"a literary phenomenon\" by \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTold in three distinct and uniquely compelling sections, \u003ci\u003eAsymmetry\u003c\/i\u003e explores the imbalances that spark and sustain many of our most dramatic human relations: inequities in age, power, talent, wealth, fame, geography, and justice. The first section, \"Folly,\" tells the story of Alice, a young American editor, and her relationship with the famous and much older writer Ezra Blazer. A tender and exquisite account of an unexpected romance that takes place in New York during the early years of the Iraq War, \"Folly\" also suggests an aspiring novelist's coming-of-age. By contrast, \"Madness\" is narrated by Amar, an Iraqi-American man who, on his way to visit his brother in Kurdistan, is detained by immigration officers and spends the last weekend of 2008 in a holding room in Heathrow. These two seemingly disparate stories gain resonance as their perspectives interact and overlap, with yet new implications for their relationship revealed in an unexpected coda. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA stunning debut from a rising literary star, \u003ci\u003eAsymmetry\u003c\/i\u003e is \"a transgressive roman a clef, a novel of ideas, and a politically engaged work of metafiction\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e), and a \"masterpiece\" in the original sense of the word\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e). Lisa Halliday's novel will captivate any reader with while also posing arresting questions about the very nature of fiction itself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-5022385\"\u003eLisa Halliday\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/16\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.50w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501166785\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1501166786\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC019000\"\u003eLiterary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC043000\"\u003eComing of Age\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC045000\"\u003eFamily Life | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42707811664109,"sku":"9781501166785","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_08484eea-3998-48e9-afd6-c5cfb026c63c.jpg?v=1650079008","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/asymmetry-9781501166785","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}