{"product_id":"names-a-read-with-jenna-pick","title":"Names: A Read with Jenna Pick","description":"\u003ch1\u003eNames: A Read with Jenna Pick\u003c\/h1\u003eFlorence Knapp\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Pamela Dorman Books\u003cbr\u003eMay 06 2025\u003cbr\u003eEAN: 9780593833902\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 0593833902\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eItems marked as \u003cb\u003eWAREHOUSE\u003c\/b\u003e may take additional time to be delivered to your address or picked up in the store.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSynopsis: \u003cb\u003eREAD WITH JENNA BOOK CLUB PICK AS FEATURED ON \u003ci\u003eTODAY \u003c\/i\u003eAN INSTANT\u003ci\u003e NEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER! \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Dazzling. . . \u003ci\u003eThe Names\u003c\/i\u003e is startlingly joyful. . . Knapp tirelessly and beautifully replicates not just loss and grief but endless rebirth and delight.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Elegant. . . this is a wholly original work.\" --\u003ci\u003ePeople Magazine \u003c\/i\u003e\"Book of the Week\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A magnificent novel, thrumming with life in all its pain and precariousness, yet suffused with the glorious possibilities of love and redemption.\" --Geraldine Brooks, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eHorse\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe extraordinary novel that asks: Can a name change the course of a life? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the wake of a catastrophic storm, Cora sets off with her nine-year-old daughter, Maia, to register her son's birth. Her husband, Gordon, a local doctor, respected in the community but a terrifying and controlling presence at home, intends for her to name the infant after him. But when the registrar asks what she'd like to call the child, Cora hesitates... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSpanning thirty-five years, what follows are three alternate and alternating versions of Cora's and her young son's lives, shaped by her choice of name. In richly layered prose, \u003ci\u003eThe Names \u003c\/i\u003eexplores the painful ripple effects of domestic abuse, the messy ties of family, and the possibilities of autonomy and healing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith exceptional sensitivity and depth, Knapp draws us into the story of one family, told through a prism of what-ifs, causing us to consider the \"one . . . precious life\" we are given. The book's brilliantly imaginative structure, propulsive storytelling, and emotional, gut-wrenching power are certain to make \u003ci\u003eThe Names\u003c\/i\u003e a modern classic.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"27th Letter Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44066022293549,"sku":"WHS-102699e33cbb445db67277f66baed9e3","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0673\/3588\/0749\/files\/original_9f8a9f79-4214-4284-a1d6-772101aeb82c.jpg?v=1754606176","url":"https:\/\/27thletterbooks.com\/products\/names-a-read-with-jenna-pick","provider":"27th Letter Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}