{"product_id":"ply","title":"Ply: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“\u003cem\u003ePly \u003c\/em\u003eis majestic. A cracked mirror world, a lot like ours; peopled by survivors, a lot like us; sentences so fine they break the skin; a plot that swerves through loss, love, trust, betrayal, art, science, society and control.” —David Mitchell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Pulitzer Prize–winning author of \u003cem\u003eTrust \u003c\/em\u003eturns to the future with a novel that examines the place of technology in the American imagination\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCenturies from now, at the dawn of a historical epoch filled with both uncertainty and promise, an orphan is adrift in a city on the brink of a great transformation. The state has been dismantled, and humans are reinventing social bonds and learning new ways to coexist with nature. Following a childhood defined by loss, survival, and found family, the orphan grows up to become a “pincher,” someone who steals electricity from the grid to sell it on the black market. It’s a high-risk life, one that brings her into a rich art and music scene where she powers underground concerts. It also leads her to a colossal scientific invention that could change the very fabric of reality.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter rewriting America’s past with his two previous novels, Hernan Diaz defies expectations with his third and gives us a breathtaking glimpse into the future. A major achievement from a major contemporary writer, \u003cem\u003ePly\u003c\/em\u003e questions the place of technology in the American experiment with a plot that grabs both heart and mind. It is a novel of ideas built from a story of people. Combining Dickensian odyssey, family drama, and scientific thriller, \u003cem\u003ePly\u003c\/em\u003e poignantly charts the tenuous boundaries of selfhood and the distance that inevitably stands between us and those we love.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46442353688633,"sku":null,"price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0634\/9868\/2425\/files\/9780593719541.jpg?v=1788396845","url":"https:\/\/youshouldreadbox.com\/products\/ply","provider":"You Should Read","version":"1.0","type":"link"}