{"product_id":"9781668011638","title":"Ripe","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom an award-winning writer whose work Roxane Gay calls “utterly unique and remarkable” comes a surreal novel about a woman in Silicon Valley who must decide how much she’s willing to give up for success—for fans of \u003ci\u003eMy Year of Rest and Relaxation\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHer Body and Other Parties.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA year into her dream job at a cutthroat Silicon Valley start-up, Cassie finds herself trapped in a corporate nightmare. Between the long hours, toxic bosses, and unethical projects, she also struggles to reconcile the glittering promise of a city where obscene wealth lives alongside abject poverty and suffering. Ivy League grads complain about the snack selection from a conference room with a view of unhoused people bathing in the bay. Start-up burnouts leap into the paths of commuter trains, and men literally set themselves on fire in the streets.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThough isolated, Cassie is never alone. From her earliest memory, a miniature black hole has been her constant companion. It feeds on her depression and anxiety, growing or shrinking in relation to her distress. The black hole watches, but it also waits. Its relentless pull draws Cassie ever closer as the world around her unravels.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen she ends up unexpectedly pregnant at the same time her CEO’s demands cross into illegal territory, Cassie must decide whether the tempting fruits of Silicon Valley are really worth it. Sharp but vulnerable, unsettling yet darkly comic, \u003ci\u003eRipe\u003c\/i\u003eportrays one millennial woman’s journey through our late-capitalist hellscape and offers a brilliantly incisive look at the absurdities of modern life.","brand":"Sarah Rose Etter","offers":[{"title":"Scribner |  Hardback  |  2023-07-11","offer_id":44150888562943,"sku":"9781668011638","price":34.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_6ec70569-9c47-4ca4-b91e-2420c0b41d70.jpg?v=1686758695","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781668011638","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}