{"product_id":"2940169226249","title":"Severance: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaybe it's the end of the world, but not for Candace Chen, a millennial, first-generation American and office drone meandering her way into adulthood in Ling Ma's offbeat, wryly funny, apocalyptic satire, \u003ci\u003eSeverance\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCandace Chen, a millennial drone self-sequestered in a Manhattan office tower, is devoted to routine. With the recent passing of her Chinese immigrant parents, she's had her fill of uncertainty. She's content just to carry on: She goes to work, troubleshoots the teen-targeted Gemstone Bible, watches movies in a Greenpoint basement with her boyfriend.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo Candace barely notices when a plague of biblical proportions sweeps New York. Then Shen Fever spreads. Families flee. Companies cease operations. The subways screech to a halt. Her bosses enlist her as part of a dwindling skeleton crew with a big end-date payoff. Soon entirely alone, still unfevered, she photographs the eerie, abandoned city as the anonymous blogger NY Ghost.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCandace won't be able to make it on her own forever, though. Enter a group of survivors, led by the power-hungry IT tech Bob. They're traveling to a place called the Facility, where, Bob promises, they will have everything they need to start society anew. But Candace is carrying a secret she knows Bob will exploit. Should she escape from her rescuers?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA send-up and takedown of the rituals, routines, and missed opportunities of contemporary life, Ling Ma's \u003ci\u003eSeverance \u003c\/i\u003eis a moving family story, a quirky coming-of-adulthood tale, and a hilarious, deadpan satire. Most important, it's a heartfelt tribute to the connections that drive us to do more than survive.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Audio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47161139658992,"sku":"2940169226249","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169226249_p0.jpg?v=1763675528","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169226249","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}