{"product_id":"9781643755335","title":"The New Naturals","description":"Author: Gabriel Bump\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781643755335\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Workman\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 26 Nov 2024\u003cbr\u003ePages: 320 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e**A 2023 \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eWASHINGTON POST \u003c\/i\u003eNotable Book and a \u003ci\u003eBOSTON GLOBE\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year**\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the Ernest J. Gaines Award-winning author of \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eEverywhere You Don't Belong\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e, a touching, timely novel-called \"smart, witty\" by the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \"fascinating\" by the \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e, and \"wryly funny\" by \u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e-about an attempt to found an underground utopia and the interwoven stories of those drawn to it.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e**Included in Fall Preview \u0026amp; Most-Anticipated Lists: \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTIME\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e, Vulture.com, Esquire.com, ELLE.com, \u003ci\u003eThe Millions\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLit Hub**\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn abandoned restaurant on a hill off the highway in Western Massachusetts doesn't look like much. But to Rio, a young Black woman bereft after the loss of her newborn child, this hill becomes more than a safe haven-it becomes a place to start over. She convinces her husband to help her construct a society underground, somewhere safe, somewhere everyone can feel loved, wanted, and accepted, where the children learn actual history, where everyone has an equal shot.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShe locates a Benefactor and soon their utopia begins to take shape. Two unhoused men hear about it and immediately begin their journey by bus from Chicago to get there. A young and disillusioned journalist stumbles upon it and wants in. And a former soccer player, having lost his footing in society, is persuaded to check it out too. But no matter how much these people all yearn for meaning and a sanctuary from the existential dread of life above the surface, what happens if this new society can't actually work? What then? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom one of the most exciting new literary voices out there, \u003ci\u003eThe New Naturals\u003c\/i\u003e is fresh and deeply perceptive, capturing the absurdity of life in the 21st century, for readers of Paul Beatty's \u003ci\u003eThe Sellout\u003c\/i\u003e and Jennifer Egan's \u003ci\u003eThe Candy House\u003c\/i\u003e. In this remarkable feat of imagination, Bump shows us that, ultimately, it is our love for and connection to each other that will save us.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46359448748190,"sku":"ADS-9781643755335","price":32.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781643755335.jpg?v=1767157256","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781643755335","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}