{"product_id":"agatha-of-little-neon-paperback","title":"Agatha of Little Neon - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eClaire Luchette\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA National Book Foundation 5 Under 35 Honoree\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"An enchanting, sparkling book about the many meanings of sisterhood.\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Kristin Iversen, \u003ci\u003eRefinery29\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eClaire Luchette's debut, \u003ci\u003eAgatha of Little Neon, \u003c\/i\u003e is a novel about yearning and sisterhood, figuring out how you fit in (or don't), and the unexpected friends who help you find your truest self\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAgatha has lived every day of the last nine years with her sisters: they work together, laugh together, pray together. Their world is contained within the little house they share. The four of them are devoted to Mother Roberta and to their quiet, purposeful life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut when the parish goes broke, the sisters are forced to move. They land in Woonsocket, a former mill town now dotted with wind turbines. They take over the care of a halfway house, where they live alongside their charges, such as the jawless Tim Gary and the headstrong Lawnmower Jill. Agatha is forced to venture out into the world alone to teach math at a local all-girls high school, where for the first time in years she has to reckon all on her own with what she sees and feels. Who will she be if she isn't with her sisters? These women, the church, have been her home. Or has she just been hiding? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDisarming, delightfully deadpan, and full of searching, Claire Luchette's \u003ci\u003eAgatha of Little Neon\u003c\/i\u003e offers a view into the lives of women and the choices they make.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eClaire Luchette \u003c\/b\u003ehas published work in the\u003ci\u003e Virginia Quarterly Review\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eKenyon Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePloughshares\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eGranta\u003c\/i\u003e. A 2020 National Endowment for the Arts Fellow, Luchette graduated from the University of Oregon MFA program and has received grants and scholarships from MacDowell, Yaddo, the Millay Colony for the Arts, Lighthouse Works, the Elizabeth George Foundation, and the James Merrill House. \u003ci\u003eAgatha of Little Neon\u003c\/i\u003e is Luchette's first novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.78 x 8.26 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 02, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51759492464928,"sku":"9781250849205","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/45555e2f3e1497e9fb9bd8e5581e8f3b.webp?v=1780154355","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/agatha-of-little-neon-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}