{"product_id":"true-biz-9780349144993","title":"True Biz","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cfont size=\"+1\"\u003e''Original, tender, thoughtful and true'' Reese Witherspoon\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cfont size=\"+1\"\u003e''Part tender coming of age story, part electrifying tale of political awakening, part heartfelt love letter to Deaf culture, \u003ci\u003eTrue Biz\u003c\/i\u003e is a wholly a wonder'' Celeste Ng\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - REESE''S BOOK CLUB PICK - A ''tender, beautiful and radiantly outraged'' (The New York Times Book Review) novel that follows a year of seismic romantic, political, and familial shifts for a teacher and her students at a boarding school for the deaf, from the acclaimed author of Girl at War.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTrue biz (adj.\/exclamation; American Sign Language): really, seriously, definitely, real-talk\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTrue biz? The students at the River Valley School for the Deaf just want to hook up, pass their history finals, and have politicians, doctors, and their parents stop telling them what to do with their bodies. This revelatory novel plunges readers into the halls of a residential school for the deaf, where they''ll meet Charlie, a rebellious transfer student who''s never met another deaf person before; Austin, the school''s golden boy, whose world is rocked when his baby sister is born hearing; and February, the headmistress, who is fighting to keep her school open and her marriage intact, but might not be able to do both. As a series of crises both personal and political threaten to unravel each of them, Charlie, Austin, and February find their lives inextricable from one another - and changed forever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is a story of sign language and lip-reading, disability and civil rights, isolation and injustice, first love and loss, and, above all, great persistence, daring, and joy. Absorbing and assured, idiosyncratic and relatable, this is an unforgettable journey into the Deaf community and a universal celebration of human connection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGoodness, I can't even begin to put into words all the feelings this book provoked!...\u003cb\u003eAn eye-opening and heartfelt story about human connection and the beauty and adversity woven into the deaf community and culture\u003c\/b\u003e. It is both an educational and electrifying peek into a family's life as they fight to forge connections even as the outside world threatens to close the door on them. \u003cb\u003eI loved this story so much, it is not one to miss\u003c\/b\u003e * Reese Witherspoon (Reese’s Book Club April ’22 Pick) *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTender, beautiful and radiantly outraged...\u003ci\u003eTrue Biz\u003c\/i\u003e is moving, fast-paced and spirited\u003c\/b\u003e...\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eNovic, who is deaf and spent time at deaf schools researching the novel, makes an urgent and heartfelt case for the schools' importance in providing language access, and in nurturing community and a sense of self. \u003cb\u003eGreat stories create empathy and awareness more effectively than facts do, and this important novel should - true biz - change minds and transform the conversation.\u003c\/b\u003e * Maile Meloy, New York Times Book Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor those who loved the Oscar-winning film CODA\u003c\/b\u003e,\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003ea boarding school for deaf students is the setting for a kaleidoscope of experience * Washington Post *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart tender coming of age story, part electrifying tale of political awakening, part heartfelt love letter to Deaf culture, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTrue Biz\u003c\/i\u003e is a wholly a wonder\u003c\/b\u003e. Sara Novic examines the ways language can include, exclude, or help forge an identity - as well as what it means to carve out a place for yourself in a world that sees you as other\u003c\/p\u003e * Celeste Ng *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eI fell in love with Sara Novic's \u003ci\u003eTrue Biz\u003c\/i\u003e from the first page\u003c\/b\u003e: delicate, nuanced, playful, and at the same time sweeping in its ideas and reach, this book is \u003cb\u003ea literary novel that is a page turner with a vision which will speak to many a reader\u003c\/b\u003e in our times and beyond. Sara Novic is one of the best writers of my generation - not just *the* novelist of Deaf culture, but of human nature writ large. \u003cb\u003eDo yourself a favor and get this book\u003c\/b\u003e- it is inimitable * Ilya Kaminsky, author of Deaf Republic and Dancing in Odessa *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eI loved \u003ci\u003eTrue Biz\u003c\/i\u003e, it's warm, complex and compelling\u003c\/b\u003e. Of course I love the way it provides a window into a culture that will be unfamiliar to many of us, but \u003cb\u003ewhat really marks it out is its humanity and intelligence - the threads of coming-of-age, birth, death, and all the rites of passage are interwoven brilliantly\u003c\/b\u003e, surrounding a core of passion for justice and equality.' * Bridget Collins *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is my favorite kind of novel\u003c\/b\u003e, fascinating and smart and brimming with contrasts. It's a coming-of-age story but also one of anarchy and protest. It's about the ways communities are bound but also the ways they bind. It's about belonging versus conforming, individual strength alongside solidarity. I laughed. I learned. I entered a world I knew too little about, at once different from mine and of course the same. \u003cb\u003eI will be recommending this book to absolutely everyone\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e * Laurie Frankel, New York Times bestselling author of This Is How It Always Is and One Two Three *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading \u003ci\u003eTrue Biz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e was a transformative experience\u003c\/b\u003e - it's as important a book as I've read in years. I was in awe of the care and love and hard-won wisdom that went into the writing of it. Sara Novic is the real deal * Jami Attenberg, author of All This Could Be Yours *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eT\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003erue Biz\u003c\/i\u003e is exquisitely crafted and \u003cb\u003eabsolutely riveting\u003c\/b\u003e * Vendela Vida, author of We Run the Tides *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSara Novic's gifts for character, story, and language are evident from the first page\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003ci\u003eTrue Biz\u003c\/i\u003e feels like the discovery of a new written form, a love letter to language itself * Liz Moore, New York Times bestselling author of Long Bright River *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRollicking, immersive, and boldly, exquisitely felt\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTrue Biz\u003c\/i\u003e delves into the deepest questions about community, communication, and collective action, inviting the reader into a world of language made new * Alexandra Kleeman, author of Something New Under the Sun *\u003cbr\u003eAn \u003cb\u003eelectrifying narrative\u003c\/b\u003eset at a present-day boarding school for Deaf high school students, where they find love and friendship and battle a series of injustices...With complex characters seething with rage against the injustices they face, and an immersive and novel treatment of Charlie's experience learning ASL, \u003cb\u003eNovic offers an unforgettable homage to resilience. This is brilliant\u003c\/b\u003e * Publishers Weekly starred review *","brand":"Little, Brown Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48884016611671,"sku":"9780349144993","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780349144993.jpg?v=1722530052","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/true-biz-9780349144993","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}