{"product_id":"2940171909680","title":"Last Day : A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe fates of a cast of seemingly unconnected people converge during the celebration of an ancient holiday in a thought-provoking debut that brings to mind such novels as \u003ci\u003eStation Eleven\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Age of Miracles\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Domenica Ruta¿s profoundly original novel, the end of the world comes once a year. Every May 28, humanity gathers to anticipate the planet¿s demise amp;mdash; and to celebrate as if the day is truly its last.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn this holiday, three intersecting sets of characters embark on a possibly last-chance quest for redemption. In Boston, bookish wunderkind Sarah is looking for love and maybe a cosmic reversal from the much older Kurt, a tattoo artist she met at last year¿s Last Day BBQ - but he¿s still trying to make amends to the family he destroyed long ago. Dysfunctional Karen keeps getting into trouble, especially when the voices she¿s been hearing coax her to abandon everything to search for her long-lost adoptive brother; her friend Rosette has left the Jehovah¿s Witnesses to follow a new pastor at the Last Kingdom on Earth, where she brings Karen on this fateful day. Meanwhile, above them all, three astronauts on the International Space Station, Bear, an American; Russian Svec; and billionaire Japanese space tourist Yui, contemplate their lives as well as their precious Earth from afar.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith sparkling wit, verbal ingenuity, and wild imagination, Ruta has created an alternate world in which an ancient holiday brings into stark reflection our deepest dreams, desires, hopes, and fears. In this tour-de-force debut novel she has written a dazzling, haunting love letter to humanity and to our planet.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47179837898992,"sku":"2940171909680","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940171909680_p0.jpg?v=1763748678","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940171909680","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}