{"product_id":"9781643755335","title":"The New Naturals","description":"\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**\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e From the Ernest J. Gaines Award-winning author of \u003c\/b\u003e\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e An 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e She 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? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e From 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.\u003cbr\u003e  ","brand":"Gabriel Bump","offers":[{"title":"Algonquin Books |  Paperback \/ softback  |  2024-10-22","offer_id":45703432601855,"sku":"9781643755335","price":24.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_ebc83347-54c9-47f6-b8f8-5f75ea943191.jpg?v=1718224748","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781643755335","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}