{"product_id":"take-what-you-need-paperback","title":"Take What You Need - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIdra Novey\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA New York Times Notable Book of 2023 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A Best Book of the Year: The New Yorker, L.A. Times, Boston Globe, NPR, The Guardian Author Pick, and Today \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Finalist for 2024 Joyce Carol Oates Prize \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLonglisted for the 2024 Dublin Literary Award \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A heart-rending book, but also a beautiful celebration of 'the glorious pleasure of erecting something new, ' be it a work of art or a human connection.\"--The Wall Street Journal \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From \"one of the finest and bravest novelists at work today,\" (Vulture) award-winning writer Idra Novey has conjured a novel of \"astonishing and singular\" honesty (Rumaan Alam) with two determined, unforgettable female voices. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet in the Allegheny Mountains of Appalachia, \u003ci\u003eTake What You Need\u003c\/i\u003e traces the parallel lives of Jean and her beloved but estranged stepdaughter, Leah, who's sought a clean break from her rural childhood. In Leah's urban life with her young family, she's revealed little about Jean, how much she misses her stepmother's hard-won insights and joyful lack of inhibition. But with Jean's death, Leah must return to sort through what's been left behind. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat Leah discovers is staggering: Jean has filled her ramshackle house with giant sculptures she's welded from scraps of the area's industrial history. There's also a young man now living in the house who played an unknown role in Jean's last years and in her art. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith great verve and humor, Idra Novey zeros in on the joys and difficulty of family, the ease with which we let distance mute conflict, and the power we can draw from creative pursuits. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eTake What You Need\u003c\/i\u003e explores the continuing mystery of the people we love most with passionate and resonance, this novel illuminating can be built from what others have discarded--art, unexpected friendship, a new contentment of self. This is Idra Novey at her very best.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIdra Novey\u003c\/b\u003e is the award-winning author of the novels \u003ci\u003eWays to Disappear\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThose Who Knew\u003c\/i\u003e. Her work has been translated into a dozen languages and she's written for \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic, The New York Times, \u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e. She teaches fiction at Princeton University and in the MFA Program at New York University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.69 x 8.21 x 5.55 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 27, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51748895490336,"sku":"9780593652879","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/411afc49134714bf3380a1074f1a28b4.webp?v=1779919420","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/take-what-you-need-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}