{"product_id":"seek-immediate-shelter-a-novel","title":"Seek Immediate Shelter: A Novel","description":"* NATIONAL BESTSELLER *\n\nONE OF BARACK OBAMA’S FAVORITE BOOKS OF THE SUMMER\n\nA BREATHTAKING DEBUT novel about survival, hope, and second chances in an Asian American community in Massachusetts, when a false missile throws the residents' lives into chaos.\n\n\"Propulsive and poetic...A MASTERFUL debut.\" ―Jenny Tinghui Zhang\n“A PROFOUND work about connection.” ―Brian Castleberry\n\"Compelling and CINEMATIC.\" ―Abraham Chang\n\nOn an otherwise unremarkable morning, the residents of a small town in Massachusetts all receive the same alert: BALLISTIC MISSILE THREAT INBOUND. SEEK IMMEDIATE SHELTER. THIS IS NOT A DRILL.\n\nConfronted with the options of fight or flight, planning or panicking, the people of Beckitt are stripped to their basest instincts and revealed as their truest selves. Russ squeezes his family into the bathtub, leaving his own survival in question; Nina sends an unforgivable text to her daughter; Milly confesses her unrequited love; and David hits the gas, speeding away from his wife and child.\n\nThen the second message comes in: FALSE ALARM. PLEASE DISREGARD. ALL CLEAR. First comes relief, then comes the reckoning, as each person is forced to face the unforeseen aftermath of decisions they thought might be their last.\n\nVincent Yu’s searing debut follows this eclectic cast of characters over a period of many years, suggesting that the conflicts the missile exacerbated were simmering under the surface long before, and proving the ripple effects of the false alarm will be felt for years to come.\n\nAn urgent, fiercely heartfelt exploration of relationships in all forms, Seek Immediate Shelter explores the balance between love and loyalty, betrayal and forgiveness. What choices would you make if you thought your life were on the line? And if you survive, can you ever redeem yourself?\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1250410126\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.1250410126.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Yu, Vincent\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41720456118330,"sku":"DBV.1250410126.G","price":11.61,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/1250410126-0.jpg?v=1791086023","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/seek-immediate-shelter-a-novel","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}