{"product_id":"assembly-paperback","title":"Assembly - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNatasha Brown\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA NATALIE PORTMAN BOOK CLUB PICK \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e FINALIST FOR THE 2022 LA TIMES ART SEIDENBAUM AWARD FOR FIRST FICTION. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The electrifying fiction debut that has been called 'a modern \u003ci\u003eMrs. Dalloway\u003c\/i\u003e.'\"--THE ATLANTIC \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Mind-bending and utterly original.\"--Brandon Taylor \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Slim in the hand, but its impact is massive.\"--Ali Smith \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e One woman. One day. One decision. A \u003cb\u003eblistering, fearless, and unforgettable literary debut from \"a stunning new writer.\" (Bernardine Evaristo)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e Come of age in the credit crunch. Be civil in a hostile environment. Go to college, get an education, start a career. \u003ci\u003eDo all the right things\u003c\/i\u003e. Buy an apartment. Buy art. Buy a sort of happiness. But above all, keep your head down. Keep quiet. And keep going. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The narrator of \u003ci\u003eAssembly \u003c\/i\u003eis a black British woman. She is preparing to attend a lavish garden party at her boyfriend's family estate, set deep in the English countryside. At the same time, she is considering the carefully assembled pieces of herself. As the minutes tick down and the future beckons, she can't escape the question: is it time to take it all apart? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAssembly\u003c\/i\u003e is a story about the stories we live within - those of race and class, safety and freedom, winners and losers.\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eAnd it is about one woman daring to take control of her own story, even at the cost of her life. With a steely, unfaltering gaze, Natasha Brown dismantles the mythology of whiteness, lining up the debris in a neat row and walking away. \u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eNatasha Brown has spent a decade working in financial services, after studying Maths at Cambridge University. She developed Assembly after receiving a 2019 London Writers Award in the literary fiction category.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 112\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 13, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52020256309549,"sku":"9780316268363","price":17.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/assembly-paperback-7803691.webp?v=1777439288","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/assembly-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}