{"product_id":"crux","title":"Crux","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eCrux\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eGabriel Tallent\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780593714188\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eRiverhead Books\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2026\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003eHardcover\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e416\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eNew from the publisher\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Tender, immersive, and thrilling.\" --Gabrielle Zevin, author of \u003ci\u003eTomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"One of the best novels I've ever read about friendship.\" --Stephen King, #1 bestselling author \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"I can't remember the last time I cared about fictional characters as desperately as I came to care about the beautiful, hilarious and courageous teenage protagonists of \u003ci\u003eCrux\u003c\/i\u003e.\" --Elizabeth Gilbert, #1 bestselling author \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eIn this story of intense friendship and grit, two down-and-out teens escape their lives and chase a different future through rock-climbing -- from the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eMy Absolute Darling\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDan and Tamma are two teenagers in their last year of high school in the southern Mojave Desert. One is a gifted golden child, the other a mouthy burnout. Climbing boulders in trash-strewn parking lots during cold desert nights, they seal their unique bond and dream of a life of adventure. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the year progresses and adult reality looms, they are rocked by change and pulled apart by irreconcilable obligations. Differences of class, talent, and prospects take on new importance; options dwindle, and their decisions grow ever more consequential and perilous. It feels inevitable, finally, that something must give. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith a magnificent gift for nature writing and a joyful appreciation for the redemptive power of friendship, Gabriel Tallent gives readers a rollicking, adrenaline-filled, and soul-searching novel about risking everything to change your life.\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Riverhead Books","offers":[{"title":"Crux | Gabriel Tallent | Hardcover | 9780593714188 | New | Fiction 1733528","offer_id":48169001091224,"sku":"1733528","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/81LNYbZzz-L.jpg?v=1771983964","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/crux","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}