{"product_id":"9780399576164","title":"Intimacies","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e TOP 10 BOOK OF 2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE 2021 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD IN FICTION\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eONE OF BARACK OBAMA’S FAVORITE 2021 READS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAN INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A BEST BOOK OF 2021 FROM \u003ci\u003eWashington Post, Vogue, Time, Oprah Daily, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Atlantic, Kirkus and Entertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“\u003ci\u003eIntimacies\u003c\/i\u003e is a haunting, precise, and morally astute novel that reads like a psychological thriller…. Katie Kitamura is a wonder.” —Dana Spiotta, author of \u003ci\u003eWayward\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEat the Document\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e“One of the best novels I’ve read in 2021.” – Dwight Garner, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA novel from the author of \u003ci\u003eA Separation\u003c\/i\u003e, an electrifying story about a woman caught between many truths.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn interpreter has come to The Hague to escape New York and work at the International Court. A woman of many languages and identities, she is looking for a place to finally call home.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eShe's drawn into simmering personal dramas: her lover, Adriaan, is separated from his wife but still entangled in his marriage. Her friend Jana witnesses a seemingly random act of violence, a crime the interpreter becomes increasingly obsessed with as she befriends the victim's sister. And she's pulled into an explosive political controversy when she’s asked to interpret for a former president accused of war crimes.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eA woman of quiet passion, she confronts power, love, and violence, both in her personal intimacies and in her work at the Court. She is soon pushed to the precipice, where betrayal and heartbreak threaten to overwhelm her, forcing her to decide what she wants from her life.","brand":"Kitamura, Katie","offers":[{"title":"Hardback (Adult Fiction)","offer_id":42721176092896,"sku":"","price":19.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0330\/3125\/8248\/products\/BNCImageAPI_dbe1a203-75f6-44bb-970a-9ad9bfadd52e.jpg?v=1650473520","url":"https:\/\/agricola-street-books.myshopify.com\/products\/9780399576164","provider":"Agricola Street Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}