{"product_id":"an-untamed-state-9780802122513","title":"An Untamed State","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Haitian American woman survives a brutal kidnapping in this \"commanding debut novel\" from the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author of Bad Feminist (\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor and essayist Roxane Gay is celebrated for her incisive commentary on identity and culture, as well as for her bestselling nonfiction and short story collections. Now, with \u003ci\u003eAn Untamed State\u003c\/i\u003e, she delivers a \"breathtaking debut novel\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, UK) of wealth in the face of crushing poverty, and the lawless anger produced by corrupt governments.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMireille Duval Jameson is living a fairy tale. The strong-willed youngest daughter of one of Haiti's richest sons, she lives in the United States with her adoring husband and infant son, returning every summer to stay on her father's Port-au-Prince estate. But the fairy tale ends when Mireille is kidnapped in broad daylight by a gang of heavily armed men, just outside the estate walls. Held captive by a man who calls himself The Commander, Mireille waits for her father to pay her ransom. As her father's standoff with the kidnappers stretches out into days, Mireille must endure the torments of a man who despises everything she represents.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAn Untamed State\u003c\/i\u003e is a \"breathless, artful, disturbing and original\" story of a willful woman attempting to find her way back to the person she once was, and of how redemption is found in the most unexpected of places (Meg Wolitzer, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Interestings\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Roxane Gay\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Grove Press, Black Cat\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/06\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802122513\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Hurston\/Wright LEGACY Award - Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Dayton Literary Peace Prize - Finalist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2013 pg. 105\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2014 pg. 62\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/17\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2014 pg. 46\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/11\/2014 pg. 12\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/18\/2014 pg. 30\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Yorker (The)\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/04\/2014 pg. 69\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Best Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/15\/2014 pg. 20\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLJ Top 10 Book\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2014 pg. 27\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eROXANE GAY\u003c\/strong\u003e is also the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of the memoir \u003cem\u003eHunger\u003c\/em\u003e; the story collection \u003cem\u003eDifficult Women\u003c\/em\u003e; the novel \u003cem\u003eAn Untamed State\u003c\/em\u003e, which was a finalist for the Dayton Literary Peace Prize; the essay collection \u003cem\u003eBad Feminist\u003c\/em\u003e; and several comic books in Marvel's \u003cem\u003eBlack Panther: World of Wakanda\u003c\/em\u003e series. She divides her time between Indiana and Los Angeles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Roxane Gay \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":48867385573533,"sku":"9780802122513","price":21.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_2ccb7f4c-8814-4e8f-8cea-a33504cb477e.jpg?v=1788334486","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/an-untamed-state-9780802122513","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}