{"product_id":"lightbreakers-isbn-9780593329702","title":"Lightbreakers","description":"\u003cb\u003eA Belletrist Book Club Pick \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne of the Most Anticipated Books of the Fall: \u003ci\u003eLA Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHarper's Bazaar, \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eLitHub, \u003ci\u003eThe Millions\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Riveting . . . \u003ci\u003eLightbreakers\u003c\/i\u003e is a marvel. . . propulsive and unforgettable.”–\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“You will love this genre-busting book. . . A beautiful meditation of grief, time, and love.” –Samin Nosrat\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat would you give to relive the past?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMaya, an artist, and Noah, a quantum physicist, share an insatiable curiosity about the world. But their happy marriage has a shadow over it: Serena, the child Noah had with his first wife, who died before she turned four.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Noah is invited by the Janus Project to unravel the secrets of time travel, he jumps at the opportunity. At a laboratory deep in the Texas desert, he begins participating in a dangerous experiment that could result in something he thought impossible: seeing his daughter again.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMeanwhile, Maya embarks on a journey back to her own past in Japan, and to a formative lover who once shattered her heart. As Noah and Maya grapple with hope and despair, new information emerges that the experiments might not be exactly what they seems.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA heartachingly moving novel, \u003ci\u003eLightbreakers \u003c\/i\u003eplumbs the mysteries of human connection, and explores how to love in a world where time is both a healer and a thief.\"Riveting . . . A moving story about art, time, loss and the possibility of love. \u003ci\u003eLightbreakers\u003c\/i\u003e is a marvel. . . propulsive and unforgettable.\" \u003cb\u003e–\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“Thrilling. . . [A] penetrating meditation on time and grief.”\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e —New Yorker\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“A novel that stays with you, leaving you altered in ways both gentle and profound.\" \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—BOMB Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Satisfying. . . Gabel hits a winning combination in this tale of modern love and time travel.” \u003cb\u003e–\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A phenomenal portrait of profound grief.\" \u003cb\u003e–\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A poignant and sharp novel about love, loss, and finding light in the darkness.\" \u003cb\u003e–\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Readers will love the novel’s impressive pacing, and the ideas it presents about the intersection of art and science will linger in the mind.\" \u003cb\u003e–\u003ci\u003eBookpage\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A deeply moving, mind-bending read.\" \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e–Real Simple\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Absolutely fascinating.\" \u003cb\u003e–Literary Hub\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"Beautifully written. . . a thoughtful, compelling and moving examination of the human instinct for love and meaning-making.\"\u003cb\u003e —BookReporter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"A novel about grief, ambition, and love . . . as breath-taking as it is mind-bending.\" –\u003cb\u003eRachel Khong, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eReal Americans\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"Magisterial and moving. . . \u003ci\u003eLightbreakers\u003c\/i\u003e is complex, startling, and impossibly alive.\"\u003cb\u003e –Kevin Wilson, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eNothing to See Here\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"A marriage story that twists into a sci-fi thriller, posing questions about the elusiveness of the past and the time-jumping nature of grief. . . \u003ci\u003eLightbreakers\u003c\/i\u003e made me see things anew.\"\u003cb\u003e –Ling Ma, author of \u003ci\u003eSeverance\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"You will love this genre-busting book. . . A cross of literary fiction and sci-fi, it’s also a beautiful meditation of grief, time, and love.\" \u003cb\u003e–Samin Nosrat, author of \u003ci\u003eSalt Fat Acid Heat\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"A wrenching story of love and loss, suffused with an alluring science-fiction premise.\" \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—Elle\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"Soulful science fiction that speaks to the mind as well as the heart.\" \u003cb\u003e–Chloe Benjamin, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Immortalists\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"Audaciously tackles life’s most formative experiences: love and loss.\"\u003cb\u003e –Rumaan Alam\u003ci\u003e, New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eEntitlement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eAja Gabel\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the novel \u003ci\u003eThe Ensemble\u003c\/i\u003e. Her prose can be found in \u003ci\u003eThe Cut\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOprah Daily,\u003c\/i\u003e and elsewhere. Her short story “Little Fish” was adapted into a feature film, and she has written extensively for television. She lives in Los Angeles.","brand":"Riverhead Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48233333915877,"sku":"NP9780593329702","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780593329702.jpg?v=1767731465","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/lightbreakers-isbn-9780593329702","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}