{"product_id":"await-your-reply-9780345476036","title":"Await Your Reply","description":"\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER - In this \"deliciously disturbing literary thriller\" (\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e), the lives of three strangers interconnect in unforeseen ways--and with unexpected consequences--from the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eAmong the Missing.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A riveting thriller, chock-full of plot twists, and a sober meditation on the erosion of identity in the age of technology.\"--\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eONE OF \u003ci\u003eTHE NEW YORK TIMES'\u003c\/i\u003eS TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMiles Cheshire longs to get on with his life, but can't stop searching for his troubled twin brother, Hayden, who has been missing for ten years. Hayden has covered his tracks skillfully, moving stealthily from place to place, managing along the way to hold down various jobs and seem, to the people he meets, entirely normal. But some version of the truth is always concealed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA few days after graduating from high school, Lucy Lattimore sneaks away from the small town of Pompey, Ohio, with her charismatic former history teacher. They arrive in Nebraska, in the middle of nowhere, at a long-deserted motel next to a dried-up reservoir, to figure out the next move on their path to a new life. But soon Lucy begins to feel quietly uneasy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eMy whole life is a lie\u003c\/i\u003e, thinks Ryan Schuyler, who has recently learned some shocking news. In response, he walks off the Northwestern University campus, hops on a bus, and breaks loose from his existence, which suddenly seems abstract and tenuous. Presumed dead, Ryan decides to remake himself--through unconventional and precarious means. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA literary masterwork with the momentum of a thriller, \u003ci\u003eAwait Your Reply \u003c\/i\u003eis an unforgettable novel in which pasts are invented and reinvented and the future is both seductively uncharted and perilously unmoored. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post, Chicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e, NPR, \u003ci\u003eSalon, Entertainment Weekly, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, The Kansas City Star, The Arizona Republic, Akron Beacon Journal, Lansing State Journal, The Week, Publishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dan Chaon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ballantine Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.10w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780345476036\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/04\/2010 pg. 124\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/13\/2010 pg. 28\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDan Chaon is the acclaimed author of \u003cb\u003eAmong the Missing\u003c\/b\u003e, which was a finalist for the National Book Award, and \u003cb\u003eYou Remind Me of Me\u003c\/b\u003e, which was named one of the best books of the year by \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, San\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eFrancisco Chronicle, The Christian Science Monito\u003c\/i\u003er, and \u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, among other publications. Chaon's fiction has appeared in many journals and anthologies, including \u003cb\u003eThe Best American Short Stories, Pushcart Prize\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eThe O. Henry Prize Stories\u003c\/b\u003e. He has been a finalist for the National Magazine Award in Fiction, and he was the recipient of the 2006 Academy Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Chaon lives in Cleveland, Ohio, and teaches at Oberlin College, where he is the Pauline M. Delaney Professor of Creative Writing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ballantine Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45022673174643,"sku":"9780345476036","price":26.57,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_cdb3a527-7648-438a-bc3a-d6f974c392d5.jpg?v=1779278898","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/await-your-reply-9780345476036","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}