{"product_id":"crossings","title":"Crossings","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"[Crossings] is a remarkably assured debut ... a fresh and authentic novel that captures the difficulty of being true to oneself.\"-Kirkus Reviews \"Crossings is a humane and finely controlled novel about friendship, self-knowledge, and the perilous work of choosing a life that can finally be called one's own.\" -L.A. City Book Reviews \"[Crossings] keeps building toward the question at its center: what does it take to cross from the life assigned to you into one you can actually live? ... A thoughtful, deeply felt novel about repression, chosen loyalty, and the terrifying grace of finally moving toward freedom.\"-San Francisco City Book Reviews\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHawaii, 1968. Vietnam always on the horizon.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCloseted, yet still not safe from harassment by certain fellow Marines, Tomby finds a lifeline in a secret friendship with one of their wives-Valetta. She married for the wrong reason and is stuck on the island with no one she can call a friend-until Tomby.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTheir bond becomes a safe harbor as adversaries persist, accidental mentors show up, and Vietnam draws closer. The pressure mounts to choose between duty and truth, and the two friends risk everything for a chance at freedom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRendered in precise, lived-in detail that brings to vivid life the Hawaii of Vietnam-era recruits, \u003cem\u003eCrossings\u003c\/em\u003e is a novel about desire and constraint, the courage to find true home-and the heart to make that crossing possible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor readers of \u003cem\u003eThe Book of Form and Emptiness\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Great Believers\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Silent Clamor Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":67934859034992,"sku":"9781971238142","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0954\/1304\/3568\/files\/imageloader_91ec22b4-1dec-4aaa-8746-371183ef3782.jpg?v=1792880903","url":"https:\/\/aveson.store\/products\/crossings","provider":"Aveson","version":"1.0","type":"link"}