{"product_id":"the-sky-was-ours-paperback","title":"The Sky Was Ours - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoe Fassler\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"An immersive fever dream of a novel, beautifully written and boldly imagined.\" --Leslie Jamison, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Empathy Exams\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom prizewinning writer Joe Fassler comes a brilliant modern reimagining of the myth of Daedalus and Icarus as a story of obsession, longing, and the radical pursuit of utopia \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's 2005, and 24-year-old Jane is miserable. Overworked, buried in debt, she senses the life she wanted slipping away--while the world around her veers badly off course, hurtling toward economic and ecological collapse. She wants to find something better. But she has no idea where to start. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a sudden and unprecedented burst of rebellion, Jane decides to abandon everything she knows, leaving behind her relationships and responsibilities to go on the road. That's how she meets Barry, a brilliant and charismatic recluse living on an isolated homestead near New York's Canadian border. For years, in secret, Barry's chased an unlikely obsession: to build a pair of wings humans can fly in, with designs inspired by an obscure precursor to the Wright Brothers. It's no mere hobby. He's convinced his dream of flight will spark a revolution, delivering us from the degradation of modern capitalism and the climate chaos that awaits us. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJane is captivated by Barry's radical vision, even as his experiments become more dangerous. But she's equally drawn to the enigmatic Ike, Barry's gentle, thoughtful son, who's known no other reality--and who only wants to keep his father alive, tethered to ground and to reason. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSo begins an inventive, dazzlingly beautiful story about the human desire for transcendence--our longing to escape the mundane and glide into a euphoric future. Inspired by the myth of Daedalus and Icarus, \u003ci\u003eThe Sky Was Ours\u003c\/i\u003e is a powerful and imaginative debut that explores the question: If you had access to technology that allowed you to escape the confines of your life, would you use it? And if Barry's wings really could change the world, would that be freedom?\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoe Fassler\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer and editor based in Denver, Colorado. He is an MFA graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop, and his fiction has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Boston Review\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eElectric Literature\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2013, Fassler started \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e's \"By Heart\" series, in which he interviewed authors--including Stephen King, Elizabeth Gilbert, Amy Tan, Khaled Hosseini, Carmen Maria Machado, Viet Thanh Nguyen, and more--about the literature that shaped their lives and work. That led to editing \u003ci\u003eLight the Dark\u003c\/i\u003e, a book-length collection that included favorites from \"By Heart\" alongside new contributions. Fassler's nonfiction has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBloomberg Businessweek, The Guardian, Longreads, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Food Writing.\u003c\/i\u003e Fassler currently teaches writing at Vermont's Sterling College. \u003ci\u003eThe Sky Was Ours\u003c\/i\u003e is his first novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 464\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.04 x 7.67 x 5.02 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 23, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51748813635872,"sku":"9780143135685","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/9b08ad03a1f26ceb774052cc4faea80a.webp?v=1779916925","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-sky-was-ours-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}