{"product_id":"9780060542221","title":"American Woman: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Susan Choi…proves herself a natural—a writer whose intelligence and historical awareness effortlessly serve a breathtaking narrative ability. I couldn’t put \u003ci\u003eAmerican Woman\u003c\/i\u003e down, and wanted when I finished it to do nothing but read it again.”   —Joan Didion\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA novel of impressive scope and complexity, “\u003ci\u003eAmerican Woman\u003c\/i\u003e is a thoughtful, meditative interrogation of…history and politics, of power and racism, and finally, of radicalism.” (\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e), perfect for readers who love Emma Cline’s novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Girls.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the lam for an act of violence against the American government, 25-year-old Jenny Shimada agrees to care for three younger fugitives whom a shadowy figure from her former radical life has spirited out of California. One of them, the kidnapped granddaughter of a wealthy newspaper magnate in San Francisco, has become a national celebrity for embracing her captors' ideology and joining their revolutionary cell.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"\u003c\/i\u003eA brilliant read\u003ci\u003e...\u003c\/i\u003eastonishing in its honesty and confidence,” (\u003ci\u003eDenver Post\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003ci\u003eAmerican Woman\u003c\/i\u003e explores the psychology of the young radicals, the intensity of their isolated existence, and the paranoia and fear that undermine their ideals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47056112287984,"sku":"9780060542221","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780060542221_p0.jpg?v=1763619028","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780060542221","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}