{"product_id":"one-hundred-days-a-novel-isbn-9780063313002","title":"One Hundred Days: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“A powerhouse story, a powerhouse voice, that wrestles with intragenerational fractures and complicated entanglements. At the center of the book is an obsessive kind of love, a love that gives but also takes, but a love that only forms from bonds forged in fire.”—Weike Wang, award-winning author of \u003cem\u003eJoan Is Okay\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eChemistry\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom one of Australia’s most celebrated authors comes a powerful mother-daughter drama that explores the fault lines between love and control—\u003cem\u003eMy Year of Rest and Relaxation\u003c\/em\u003e meets \u003cem\u003eFreshwater.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSixteen and pregnant, Karuna finds herself trapped in her mother’s Melbourne public housing apartment for one hundred days, awaiting the birth of her child—and her mother’s next move in a shocking power struggle over who will raise the baby. She writes to her unborn child, so there’s a record of what really happened.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKaruna’s pregnancy is the result of a heady whirlwind of independence, lust, and defiance—but it wasn’t entirely by accident, either. Karuna’s mother, already overprotective, confines her to keep her safe from the outside world—and make sure she can’t get into any more trouble. Stuck inside for endless hours, Karuna battles her mother and herself for a sense of power in her own life, as a new life forms and grows within her. As the due date nears, the question of who will get to raise the baby festers between them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt times tense and unnerving, \u003cem\u003eOne Hundred Days\u003c\/em\u003e nevertheless brims with humor and warmth. Alice Pung’s authorial voice is crisp and relatable, channeling the angst of youth with grace.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis realistic coming-of-age fiction book set in Melbourne's public housing will captivate readers with its psychological drama and exploration of motherhood, poverty, and power struggles. \u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\"Throughout, Pung effectively channels her protagonist’s restless outlook (“This guy wrote in the same way my mind seemed to meander these days,” Karuna says of Whitman). This is worth checking out.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Pung delicately teases out the common experience of a daughter resenting her mother and looking up to her father, made even more complex by fraught racial dynamics.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Pung shines when conveying the feelings of a child whose adulthood is fast approaching, and the emotions of a mother who is losing control.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A thoughtful, finely observed book” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe West Australian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A compelling portrayal of the teetering movement from girl to woman. . . . A modern fairytale for and about those who live in housing commission flats, for those who don’t feel they are worth anything, those who feel like they don’t count.”  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSydney Review of Books (Australia)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"One Hundred Days \u003c\/em\u003ewill break your heart and, in the masterful hands of Alice Pung, put it back together. This is a moving, page-turning, emotional rollercoaster of a novel filled with searing observations, humor, and compassion. I absolutely loved it.\"  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTracey Lien, internationally bestselling author of All That’s Left Unsaid\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cstrong\u003eA powerhouse story, a powerhouse voice\u003c\/strong\u003e, that wrestles with intragenerational fractures and complicated entanglements. At the center of the book is an obsessive kind of love, a love that gives but also takes, but a love that only forms from bonds forged in fire.”  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWeike Wang, award-winning author of Joan Is Okay and Chemistry\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Alice Pung's \u003cem\u003eOne Hundred Days\u003c\/em\u003e is a searingly intimate portrait of a fight for selfhood in a culturally complex family. As much as Karuna Kelly is writing to her baby about to be born, she's also trying to discern who to trust: her controlling mother or her absent father, her well-intentioned but distant teachers or the intrusive government officials who claim to be trying to help? I was riveted by Pung's lyrical prose in which separation is a threat that benefits and wounds at surprising turns.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJimin Han, author of The Apology and A Small Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"For such a slim book, the story is deeply complex.... Subtle, difficult, lovely, and gorgeously written.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eOne Hundred Days\u003c\/em\u003e is, at heart, a deeply hopeful novel.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKill Your Darlings (Australia)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“What is astounding about \u003cem\u003eOne Hundred Days \u003c\/em\u003eis that, while fearlessly honest about the damage family members can inflict on one another, it is also full of forgiveness and harmony and grace. Pung’s discernment and command as a writer is astonishing, elating. I adore this book.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristos Tsioklas, author of Damascus, Merciless Gods, and The Slap\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eOne Hundred Days \u003c\/em\u003ecan be an uncomfortable read...but Pung’s writing is also infused with humour, warmth and an understanding of what it is to be both mother and daughter.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAustralian Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“I devoured this book – a beautiful, funny, rude, deeply moving story.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVirginia Trioli, author of Generation F\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A deceptively simple plot under which bubbles the latent power of raw emotional need and complicated love. Pung’s writing is liltingly lovely; every word careful and considered.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eReading Monthly (Australia)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Written with Pung’s characteristic verve and attention to detail and dialogue...it offers provocative treatment of the dynamics of control and uneasy acquiescence, of the working-class poor, of cross-cultural relationships, teen pregnancy and second-generation migrants.”  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Age (Australia)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A glorious song of a novel [that] can be savoured by young and old. . . . Pung changes our perceptions and sympathies, building characters with depth and complexity. . . . At its core, this is an uplifting story of a woman defining her own life, knowing that she will give her child the freedom to do the same.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Saturday Paper (Australia)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A legit masterpiece. Funny in all the right places, sob-inducing at the end.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBenjamin Law, author of The Family Law and Gaysia: Adventures in the Queer East\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“At the core of Pung’s work is a fearless emotional honesty and unapologetic exploration of what it means to be human.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSBS Voices (Australia)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eOne Hundred Days\u003c\/em\u003e tells a story about growing up, discovering the difference between love and control, and taking responsibility. I loved the details: they spoke of a whole world. How I admired this young, determined protagonist. The book is wonderful; I read it all in one sitting.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSofie Laguna, author of One Foot Wrong, The Eye of the Sheep, The Choke, and Infinite Splendours\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Stunning. . . . \u003cem\u003eOne Hundred Days\u003c\/em\u003e is Pung’s best work so far, but know that it will break your heart. . . . It’s here to challenge our perceptions of love, family and culture. It’s here to pull on our heartstrings and have us turn each page faster and faster, desperate to know the ending.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eArts Hub (Australia)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eOne Hundred Days\u003c\/em\u003e is the tale of mothers and daughters the world over—the relationships we navigate, the weight of our histories, and how, no matter the fractures life throws between us, our daughters will always hum us home. Pung’s characters are so real, I could feel them in the room. There is no word out of place, no sentence that doesn’t sing with poetry. This is truly fiction at its fiercest. It is a masterpiece, a triumph—Pung’s greatest work yet.”  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaxime Beniba Clark, author of Foreign Soil and The Hate Race\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperVia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44890517045477,"sku":"NP9780063313002","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780063313002.jpg?v=1730233470","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/one-hundred-days-a-novel-isbn-9780063313002","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}