Description
I don't know what to think about things unless we talk them out first.
Inseparable friends Val-and-Tal are used to making their decisions together. But what happens when their choices become their own? CHOOSE THIS NOW, a novel-in-stories, illuminates the small moments that shape their lives across nearly twenty years. On Val's 21st birthday--which falls on Halloween--a sudden act of violence interrupts a longed-for kiss. This unfinished moment haunts Val year after year until she materializes in a new town to confront her past. Tal, an aspiring painter, vacillates between dedicating herself to art and literally burning it all down. As they fall in and out of love, start and restart careers, and become mothers, Valerie and Taline struggle to define themselves, with and without each other. CHOOSE THIS NOW takes on art, labor, romantic love, pregnancy, and parenthood--and the role of friendship in forging a life.
Author: Nicole Haroutunian
Publisher: Noemi Press
Published: 03/15/2024
Pages: 254
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.60w x 1.40d
ISBN13: 9781955992039
ISBN10: 1955992037
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Family Life | General
- Fiction | Coming of Age
- Fiction | City Life
About the Author
Nicole Haroutunian is the author of the story collection Speed Dreaming. She lives with her family in Woodside, Queens in New York City.