Ask Me Again

Ask Me Again is a coming-of-age novel that explores the nature of friendship and the search for identity in a divided and unjust world. It is a Finalist for The Center For Fiction First Novel Prize and has been praised by The Guardian, The Daily Telegraph, and The New Yorker.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 320 pages
Publication date: 23 January 2025
Publisher: Pan Macmillan

One of The New Yorker's Best Books of the Year, Ask Me Again is a finely drawn portrait of the kind of friendship we rarely see in contemporary fiction. The Guardian describes it as "impressive and sophisticated," while the Daily Telegraph calls it "impressive and sophisticated." The novel follows sixteen-year-old Eva as she navigates the halls of a hospital where she meets Jamie, a young man from Upper Manhattan. Despite their differences, they form a life-changing platonic love. As Eva goes off to university and experiences love and heartbreak, Jamie drops out and becomes involved in radical experiments in politics and religion. Their separate spheres seem to be spiraling away from each other, but it soon becomes clear that they are both circling the same question: how do you define yourself and your beliefs in a divided and unjust world? Written with precision and immense wit, Ask Me Again is a journey of intimacy across time. It explores how relationships can define us, change us, and point us towards futures we might not have imagined for ourselves. Clare Sestanovich, the author of Ask Me Again, is a writer of disarming radiance. Garth Greenwell, author of Cleanness, describes her as "a deeply philosophical novel that surprises and delights at every turn." Jenny Offill, author of Weather, calls it "beautiful . . . Clare Sestanovich is a writer of disarming radiance."

Weight: 230g
Dimension: 130 x 197 x 23 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781529053593