{"product_id":"the-names-a-read-with-jenna-pick-hardcover","title":"The Names: A Read with Jenna Pick - Hardcover","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\u003eFlorence Knapp\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eREAD WITH JENNA BOOK CLUB PICK AS FEATURED ON \u003ci\u003eTODAY\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A magnificent novel, thrumming with life in all its pain and precariousness, yet suffused with the glorious possibilities of love and redemption.\" --Geraldine Brooks, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eHorse\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Names\u003c\/i\u003e is a truly gorgeous, heart-opening novel. I couldn't put it down, and I'm grateful to have Cora and her children living inside my heart now. What a wonderful book!\" --Ann Napolitano, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eHello Beautiful\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Magnificent. A stunning, hopeful, bitterly beautiful novel....Read it. It's very special.\"--Chris Whitaker, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eAll the Colors of the Dark\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe extraordinary novel that asks: Can a name change the course of a life? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the wake of a catastrophic storm, Cora sets off with her nine-year-old daughter, Maia, to register her son's birth. Her husband, Gordon, a local doctor, respected in the community but a terrifying and controlling presence at home, intends for her to name the infant after him. But when the registrar asks what she'd like to call the child, Cora hesitates... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSpanning thirty-five years, what follows are three alternate and alternating versions of Cora's and her young son's lives, shaped by her choice of name. In richly layered prose, \u003ci\u003eThe Names \u003c\/i\u003eexplores the painful ripple effects of domestic abuse, the messy ties of family, and the possibilities of autonomy and healing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith exceptional sensitivity and depth, Knapp draws us into the story of one family, told through a prism of what-ifs, causing us to consider the \"one . . . precious life\" we are given. The book's brilliantly imaginative structure, propulsive storytelling, and emotional, gut-wrenching power are certain to make \u003ci\u003eThe Names\u003c\/i\u003e a modern classic.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFlorence Knapp \u003c\/b\u003ehas previously written a nonfiction book about a centuries-old method of quilt making, as well as contributing to a book for the Victoria and Albert Museum. She lives just outside London with her husband and their dog. Their two children have now flown the nest. \u003ci\u003eThe Names \u003c\/i\u003eis Knapp's debut novel and will be translated into more than twenty languages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.15 x 9.32 x 6.34 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 06, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51987506102573,"sku":"9780593833902","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/M5GTbc6TaJ9780593833902.webp?v=1776179138","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-names-a-read-with-jenna-pick-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}