{"product_id":"appetite-isbn-9780593978580","title":"Appetite","description":"\u003cb\u003eA propulsive and utterly original debut about a young chef chasing her dreams—and the pro wrestler she idolizes who derails everything\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow far will you go to feed your ambitions?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eZarina, a prep cook at a fancy New Haven restaurant, is underpaid, overworked, and might as well be invisible. The only upside: they get to take home leftover ingredients. Every night, Zarina whips up modern spins on the Bangladeshi dishes she grew up eating, all while enjoying her second greatest passion: professional wrestling. Namely, Zarina’s hero Sierra Myst—the massively successful, high-flying heel who’s built like a superhero and is every bit as confident and daring as one. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne night, Zarina posts online about one of Sierra Myst’s wins, and the most improbable thing happens: Sierra reaches out to Zarina. She's elated at the chance to become closer with her idol, and at first, their friendship is everything Zarina’s ever dreamed of. Zarina’s confidence grows, their world gets bigger, and opening their own restaurant doesn’t feel quite so impossible. But as the weeks fly by, Zarina starts to feel more like Sierra’s unpaid personal assistant and relationship counselor—and her desire to make Sierra happy eclipses their own goals and threatens everything they’ve worked for.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDeliciously propulsive and ultimately uplifting, \u003ci\u003eAppetite\u003c\/i\u003e is about the unique torture of being a twenty-something who’s torn between the person someone else wants you to be and the person you really are.“Peerless in its wily and humorous blend of back-of-house restaurant life, internet fan culture, and the extravagant pageantry of pro-wrestling, P. Paramita’s \u003ci\u003eAppetite\u003c\/i\u003e holds a mirror to the puzzling ways humans sometimes find themselves connecting with one another, on and offline. It’s as comforting as a warm hug—prepare to be captivated, and hungry.”\u003cb\u003e—Jinwoo Chong, author of \u003ci\u003eI Leave It Up to You\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“P. Paramita’s \u003ci\u003eAppetite\u003c\/i\u003e is a love song to fusion, to kitchens, to wrestling, to mustard, to FaceTime across time zones, to risks on all scales . . . and most of all, it’s a love song to dreaming and friendship, and the ways care and creativity and hunger make everything else possible. This is a deeply modern story about the relationship between our digital and embodied lives, and also a tale that feels timeless, told from the heart, about heritage and reinvention and hope.”\u003cb\u003e—Leslie Jamison, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Empathy Exams\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“I flew through \u003ci\u003eAppetite\u003c\/i\u003e in one hungry sitting—chest racing, mouth watering, and seriously questioning if I should make women’s wrestling my new personality. \u003ci\u003eAppetite\u003c\/i\u003e examines cult-fandom in the era of questionable parasocial relationships and the compromises we make at the chance to meet our heroes. A delicious debut full of warmth, ambition, and what it means to peel back the mask of performance and take the stage anyway. Warning: have snacks on hand before reading. A lot of them.”\u003cb\u003e—Haley Jakobson, author of \u003ci\u003eOld Enough\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eP. Paramita\u003c\/b\u003e is a Bangladesh-born, New Haven-based writer, professor, and pop culture enthusiast. Paramita’s work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eTeen Vogue, them, Color Bloq, Autostraddle\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSouthampton Review,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDogwood Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, where she was a finalist for the Dogwood Literary Award in Nonfiction.How far will you go to feed your ambition?","brand":"Dial Press Trade Paperback","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48232931426533,"sku":"NP9780593978580","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780593978580.jpg?v=1767721697","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/appetite-isbn-9780593978580","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}