From the PEN/Robert W.
These reckonings propel a surprising story of intimacy across time, exploring the alchemy of identity, the mystery of destiny, and the difficult journey of finding faith--in yourself, and in the world..
Carried forcefully along by Clare Sestanovich\'s exquisite prose, these two characters are pulled into separate spheres but circle the same questions: how to define their values and find their purpose, how to create a sense of self while discovering what they owe to society and to the cause of justice.
As Eva follows a path of conventional achievement--a prestigious degree, a classic romance, the start of an ambitious career--Jamie seeks out more radical experiments in finding himself: renouncing his family, joining a political movement, and eventually even talking to God.
These two questers are drawn together in a strange and profound friendship, tested by forces larger than themselves.
She\'s observant, cautious, often insecure; he\'s curious, bold, full of mysteries.
She lives in middle-class south Brooklyn; he comes from the super rich of upper Manhattan.
Extraordinary-- Esquire ), a debut novel about a young woman\'s coming of age, and the singular friendship that challenges her values, her beliefs, and the course of her life At sixteen, Eva meets Jamie by chance. . .
Bingham Prize finalist, whose short stories received instant acclaim (Sparingly told, evoked with lacerating intimacy .
From the PEN/Robert W
