Take What You Need

Name: Take What You Need
Brand: Allen & Unwin
SKU: 9781914198649
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By Idra Novey

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In Take What You Need by Idra Novey, which falls under General Fiction, the narrative unfolds in a town grappling with change, where a mother and daughter are estranged and separated by miles and choices. Through their strained relationship, the story explores themes of identity, art, and the complexities of connection, as they each confront their past and attempt to mend fractured bonds.
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You might enjoy this book if you appreciate stories about complex family dynamics and the exploration of personal identity. The narrative weaves together themes of art, resilience, and the quest for understanding within fractured relationships. This might appeal to fans of character-driven novels that delve into the emotional intricacies of life and human connection.

'Novey fully renders the inarticulable parts of artmaking - the antagonism of an artist's material, the pleasure in that difficulty, the way it troubles tidy ideas of legacy.' - Raven Leilani

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Take What You Need traces the parallel lives of Jean and her beloved but estranged stepdaughter, Leah, who's sought a clean break from her rural childhood. In Leah's urban life with her young family, she's revealed little about Jean, how much she misses her stepmother's hard-won insights and joyful lack of inhibition.

But with Jean's death, Leah must return to sort through what's been left behind. What Leah discovers is staggering: Jean has filled her ramshackle house with giant sculptures she's welded from scraps of the area's industrial history.

Set in the Allegheny Mountains of Appalachia, Take What You Need explores the continuing mystery of the people we love most, zeroing in on the joys and difficulties of family with great verve and humour.

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Take What You Need by Idra Novey is celebrated for its compelling exploration of themes such as family dynamics and personal identity. Critics appreciate the book's lyrical prose and its ability to weave a thought-provoking narrative. The characters are described as complex and richly developed, enhancing the novel's emotional impact.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781914198649

Publisher: Daunt Books

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 03 August 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Daunt Books

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 224

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About the Author

Idra Novey is the award-winning author of the novels Ways to Disappear and Those Who Knew. Her work has been translated into a dozen languages and she's written for the Atlantic, the New York Times, and the Los Angeles Times. She teaches at Princeton University and in the MFA Program at New York University.