{"product_id":"the-new-naturals-a-novel","title":"The New Naturals : A Novel","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e**A 2023 \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eand\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWASHINGTON POST \u003c\/i\u003eNotable Book and a\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBOSTON GLOBE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBest Book of the Year**\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFrom the Ernest J. Gaines Award-winning author of\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEverywhere You Don't Belong\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, a touching, timely novel—called \"smart, witty\" by the \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \"fascinating\" by the\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e, and \"wryly funny\" by\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e—about an attempt to found an underground utopia and the interwoven stories of those drawn to it.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e**Included in Fall Preview \u0026amp; Most-Anticipated Lists:\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTIME\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e, Vulture.com, Esquire.com, ELLE.com, \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Millions\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLit Hub**\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAn abandoned restaurant on a hill off the highway in Western Massachusetts doesn't look like much. But to Rio, a young Black woman bereft after the loss of her newborn child, this hill becomes more than a safe haven—it becomes a place to start over. She convinces her husband to help her construct a society underground, somewhere safe, somewhere everyone can feel loved, wanted, and accepted, where the children learn actual history, where everyone has an equal shot.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eShe locates a Benefactor and soon their utopia begins to take shape. Two unhoused men hear about it and immediately begin their journey by bus from Chicago to get there. A young and disillusioned journalist stumbles upon it and wants in. And a former soccer player, having lost his footing in society, is persuaded to check it out too. But no matter how much these people all yearn for meaning and a sanctuary from the existential dread of life above the surface, what happens if this new society can't actually work? What then? \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFrom one of the most exciting new literary voices out there, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe New Naturals\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e is fresh and deeply perceptive, capturing the absurdity of life in the 21st century, for readers of Paul Beatty’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Sellout\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e and Jennifer Egan’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Candy House\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e. In this remarkable feat of imagination, Bump shows us that, ultimately, it is our love for and connection to each other that will save us.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Cleary's Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47348011008280,"sku":"9781616208806","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0824\/2852\/6872\/files\/9781616208806_c560c.jpg?v=1703366356","url":"https:\/\/www.clearysbookstore.com\/products\/the-new-naturals-a-novel","provider":"Cleary's Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}