{"product_id":"songs-for-the-end-of-the-world-paperback","title":"Songs for the End of the World - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSaleema Nawaz\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn enthralling, hopeful novel about the power of human connection in a time of crisis, as the bonds of love, family, and duty are tested. NATIONAL BESTSELLER. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow quickly he'd forgotten a fundamental truth: the closer you got to the heart of a calamity, the more resilience there was to be found.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This is the story of a handful of people living through an unfolding catastrophe.\u003cbr\u003e Elliot is a first responder in New York, a man running from past failures and struggling to do the right thing. Emma is a pregnant singer preparing to headline a benefit concert for victims of a growing outbreak--all while questioning what kind of world her child is coming into. Owen is the author of a bestselling novel with eerie similarities to the real-life crisis, and as fact and fiction begin to blur, he must decide whether his lifelong instinct for self-preservation has been worth the cost. \u003cbr\u003e As we discover these characters' ties to one another--and to the mystery of the so-called ARAMIS Girl--what emerges is an extraordinary web of connection and community that reveals none of us is ever truly alone. \u003cbr\u003e Brilliantly told by an unforgettable chorus of voices, this glittering novel is a moving and hopeful meditation on what we owe to ourselves and to each other. It reminds us that disaster can bring out the best in people--and that coming together may be what saves us in the end.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSALEEMA NAWAZ is the author of two novels, most recently, \u003ci\u003eSongs for the End of the World.\u003c\/i\u003e Her first novel, \u003ci\u003eBone and Bread\u003c\/i\u003e, won the Quebec Writers' Federation Paragraphe Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction and was a finalist for the 2016 Canada Reads competition. She is also the author of the short story collection \u003ci\u003eMother Superior\u003c\/i\u003e, and a winner of the Writers' Trust of Canada \/ McClelland \u0026amp; Stewart Journey Prize. Born and raised in Ottawa, she currently lives in Montreal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 440\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 7.9 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 24, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767661461792,"sku":"9780771072598","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/473836ba2d80f1c65e171cc3932b2f9a.webp?v=1780314649","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/songs-for-the-end-of-the-world-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}