{"product_id":"9781684421404","title":"Ana Turns","description":"Author: Lisa Gornick\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781684421404\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Turner\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Feb 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 256\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFeatured in Buzz Books 2023 Great Reads Fall\/Winter\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA kaleidoscopic story, unspooling over the twenty-four hours of a very contemporary woman's sixtieth birthday.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNine years have passed since Ana Koehl had sex with her pot-addicted anesthesiologist husband, seven since she began an affair with a gonzo journalist. She's gratified by her work as a book doula, but burdened by her belief that she need always be on call. Her elderly mother's birthday greeting is an inflation-adjusted calculation of the cost of raising Ana in a mice-infested house, her brother has hijacked the will of their recently deceased \u003ci\u003estarchitect\u003c\/i\u003e father, her adult child is changing rapidly before her eyes, and her best friend advocates for \u0026amp;#x27;the truth in lies\u0026amp;#x27;. Gazing out at the dark moat of Central Park from behind her desk, Ana sees that she can no longer postpone making peace with her past or confronting her present.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNarrated by Ana and the key figures in her life  her husband, her brother, her lover's wife, to name a few  \u003ci\u003eAna Turns\u003c\/i\u003e spirals through issues from capital punishment to the dynamiting of the Bamiyan Buddhas, culminating in a watershed dinner party, with Ana's family members' true colors on full display. By day's end, the bounds of her own collaboration and forgiveness illuminated, Ana turns towards a vision of what she wants next in this blink of a life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u0026amp;#x27;A wealth of keen insight and just the right touch of delightful humour.\u0026amp;#x27;  Sigrid Nunez, author of\u003ci\u003eThe Friend\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46839796400286,"sku":"ADS-9781684421404","price":32.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781684421404.jpg?v=1778826857","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781684421404","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}