{"product_id":"another-place-youve-never-been-isbn-9781640090071","title":"Another Place You've Never Been","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis \"undeniably moving and emotionally true\" debut novel offers the emotional complexity and narrative scope of \u003ci\u003eA Visit from the Goon Squad\u003c\/i\u003e and resonates with the strong mystical nature of \u003ci\u003eSwamplandia\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e,  starred review).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMost of us have experienced what it’s like to know what someone is going to say right before they say it. Or perhaps you have been shocked by the irrefutable phenomena of coincidence, when your life intersects with another’s in the most unlikely way. In gripping prose marked by stark simplicity, \u003ci\u003eAnother Place You’ve Never Been\u003c\/i\u003e by debut novelist Rebecca Kauffman explores the intersection of human experience amidst the minutiae of everyday life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn her mid-thirties and still living in her hometown Buffalo, NY, Tracy spends most days at the restaurant where she works as a hostess, despite her aspirations of a career that would make use of her creative talents. Tracy’s life is explored not only though her own personal point of view, but also through the viewpoints of other characters, wherein Tracy may only make a peripheral appearance or even emerge at different periods in her life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt its core, \u003ci\u003eAnother Place You've Never Been\u003c\/i\u003e is a broad investigation of such bold ideas as the possibility that any person, at any time, in any place, could find themselves shivering in the presence of great and ancient forces; and the notion that love is perhaps \"far less voluntary\" than we might believe it to be.\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eAnother Place You've Never Been\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eLong–listed for the 2016 Center for Fiction First Novel Prize\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Fans of the vignette style of Richard Linklater’s \u003ci\u003eBoyhood\u003c\/i\u003e might enjoy Rebecca Kauffman’s take on the roman à clef. It’s an inventive debut that’s already been compared to Jennifer Egan’s \u003ci\u003eA Visit from the Goon Squad\u003c\/i\u003e and from an indie press, to boot!\" —\u003ci\u003eHuffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[A] wonderful debut . . . Watching how these characters intersect is incredibly satisfying. In clear and vivid prose, Kauffman potently depicts lonely and isolated lives, marked by rash decisions made in the hope of finding connection. By the end of the novel, the pieces of the puzzle that is Tracy’s life fit together, her disappointments as much a part of her as her small victories, resulting in an undeniably moving and emotionally true portrayal of the kitchen sink of human experience.\" —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e (starred and boxed review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Kauffman’s immediately involving novel–in–stories, delivered in crisp language and with a strong sense of the characters surrounding her . . . is an accomplished debut—at times emotionally gritty but always emotionally true.\" —\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Kauffman's compassion for her lonely characters is evident.\" —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Through the eyes of the characters in these stories—many tragic but making the best of what they have—we glimpse Kauffman’s deep and abiding empathy.\"—\u003ci\u003eRead it Forward\u003c\/i\u003e, Favorite Read for October\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Kauffman’s prose is spare and vivid. She knows just the right details to bring a place or a person to life. It’s fun to anticipate the connections among characters from story to story, and to watch Tracy realize how the relationship with her father has colored her choices . . . \u003ci\u003eAnother Place You’ve Never Been\u003c\/i\u003e is a moving, elegantly constructed tribute to human frailty and loss, and to our stubborn insistence on striving for human connection despite a slew of obstacles. In the character of Tracy, Kauffman has given us a fascinating portrait of a modern, tragic heroine, and a lens into our own darkest, most hopeful places.\" —\u003ci\u003eFiction Advocate\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eAnother Place You've Never Been\u003c\/i\u003e is a gorgeous, witty novel that reminded me of \u003ci\u003eOlive Kitteridge\u003c\/i\u003e . . . if Olive had been a down–on–her–luck waitress dreaming of love in upstate New York. I loved this kindhearted, beautiful book.”—Amanda Eyre Ward, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Same Sky\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHow to Be Lost\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“In this mesmerizing novel, composed of short, powerful, interlocking stories, Rebecca Kauffman gives us a wide cast of characters struggling to find happiness, and maybe even transcendence, in a harsh landscape. At the center of it all is Tracy, a woman fighting against the odds, one of the most complex and memorable figures to appear in recent American fiction. Clear–eyed, witty, and dazzlingly inventive, this is a novel that disturbs and delights. An extraordinary debut.”—Brian Morton, author of \u003ci\u003eStarting Out in the Evening\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFlorence Gordon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eRebecca Kauffman\u003c\/b\u003e is originally from rural northeastern Ohio. She received her B.A. in Classical Violin Performance from the Manhattan School of Music, and several years later, she received her M.F.A. in Creative Writing from New York University. She currently lives in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia.","brand":"Counterpoint","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302613209317,"sku":"NP9781640090071","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781640090071.jpg?v=1767721647","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/another-place-youve-never-been-isbn-9781640090071","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}