{"product_id":"ply-9780593719541","title":"Ply","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003ePly \u003c\/i\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 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Pulitzer Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eTrust \u003c\/i\u003eturns to the future with a novel that examines the place of technology in the American imagination \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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, \u003ci\u003ePly\u003c\/i\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, \u003ci\u003ePly\u003c\/i\u003e poignantly charts the tenuous boundaries of selfhood and the distance that inevitably stands between us and those we love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hernan Diaz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Riverhead Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/29\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 464\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.38lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.28h x 6.32w x 1.47d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593719541","brand":"Riverhead Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48405729083529,"sku":"9780593719541","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_32c6bec4-bfaf-458b-adab-f95e984ed47b.jpg?v=1790057912","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/ply-9780593719541","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}