{"product_id":"tell-me-how-to-be-paperback","title":"Tell Me How to Be - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNeel Patel\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e* INAUGURAL LILLY'S LIBRARY BOOK CLUB PICK FROM LILLY SINGH *\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A beautiful book about a mother and son...I really loved this book.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eRumaan Alam on \u003ci\u003eThe TODAY Show\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBy turns irreverent and tender, filled with the beats of '90s R\u0026amp;B, Neel Patel's \u003ci\u003eTell Me How to Be\u003c\/i\u003e is about our earliest betrayals and the cost of reconciliation. But most of all, it is the love story of a mother and son each trying to figure out how to be in the world.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRenu Amin always seemed perfect. But as the one-year anniversary of her husband's death approaches, she is binge-watching soap operas and simmering with old resentments. She can't stop wondering if, thirty-five years ago, she chose the wrong life. In Los Angeles, her son, Akash, has everything he ever wanted, but he is haunted by the painful memories he fled a decade ago. When his mother tells him she is selling the family home, Akash returns to Illinois, hoping to finally say goodbye and move on. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTogether, Renu and Akash pack up the house, retreating further into the secrets that stand between them. Renu sends an innocent Facebook message to the man she almost married, sparking an emotional affair that calls into question everything she thought she knew about herself. Akash slips back into bad habits as he confronts his darkest secrets--including what really happened between him and the first boy who broke his heart. When their pasts catch up to them, Renu and Akash must decide between the lives they left behind and the ones they've since created, between making each other happy and setting themselves free. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"This debut novel about an Indian-American family has all the right ingredients: family secrets, love, sexuality, loss, identity questions and remorse.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGood Morning America\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eNeel Patel is a first-generation Indian American who grew up in Champaign, Illinois. His debut story collection, \u003ci\u003eIf You See Me, Don't Say Hi\u003c\/i\u003e, was a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e Editor's Choice and was long-listed for the Story Prize and the Aspen Words Literary Prize. He currently lives in Los Angeles. \u003ci\u003eTell Me How to Be\u003c\/i\u003e is his debut novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.89 x 8.25 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 29, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51759419097376,"sku":"9781250184986","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/45a9135bb650f6e15e4f513e3cf246b3.webp?v=1780152091","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/tell-me-how-to-be-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}