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This book will begin new conversations about love, romance, trauma and desire and leave readers wanting for more.” \u003cb\u003e—Aruni Kashyap, author of The House with a Thousand Stories\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Flatiron Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42680210718913,"sku":"","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0535\/7522\/1441\/files\/TheSeaElephants.jpg?v=1687306660"},{"product_id":"cross-stitch-by-jazmina-barrera-hardcover-preorder","title":"Cross-Stitch by Jazmina Barrera (Hardcover)","description":"\u003cp\u003eFiction - Women - Literary \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTranslated by: \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eChristina MacSweeney\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRELEASE DATE: 11\/7\/2023\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e(WILL SHIP DIRECTLY FROM OUR SUPPLIER'S WAREHOUSE)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA debut novel of female friendship and coming-of-age from Jazmina Barrera, acclaimed author of\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLinea Nigra\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eand\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOn Lighthouses\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, translated by Christina MacSweeney.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIt was meant to be the trip of a lifetime.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMila, Citlali, and Dalia, childhood friends now college aged, leave Mexico City for the England of The Clash and the Paris of Courbet. 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A fearless debut!\" \u003cb\u003e--Weike Wang, author of Chemistry\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"A fresh, funny, and totally bewitching love story that asks profound questions about attachment and how to belong to one another and to ourselves . . . Kitten will wind its way around your heart.\" \u003cb\u003e--Gina Chung, author of Sea Change\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Even the most loyal dog person will be charmed by Yu's hilarious, wry, and moving novel about the pleasure and pain of realizing you can be and do whatever you want.\" \u003cb\u003e--Jean Kyoung Frazier, author of Pizza Girl\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Soft and sharp, totally in control, utterly deranged . . . 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Yu's eye for friction and chaos should be studied.\" \u003cb\u003e--Ruth Madievsky, author of All-Night Pharmacy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Enigmatic and entrancing, like burying your nose in the plume of a cat's neck.\" \u003cb\u003e--Celina Baljeet Basra, author of Happy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"An endearing meditation . . . Kitten will leave you aching.\" \u003cb\u003e--Alice Evelyn Yang, author of A Beast Slinks Towards Beijing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"Yu's novel is both a kind of Gen Z parable of existential nihilism and a psychologically deft portrait of mother-daughter trauma. . . . The story shines with sharp intelligence. Weird lit girl is having a moment, but this spiky debut refuses to be boxed in.\" \u003cb\u003e--Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"A weird book (that's a compliment).\" \u003cb\u003e--Booklist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50389177303233,"sku":"9798217155064","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0535\/7522\/1441\/files\/9798217155064.jpg?v=1783548297"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.bookhavenbooks.com\/collections\/coming-of-age.oembed?page=4","provider":"Book Haven Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}