{"product_id":"seek-immediate-shelter","title":"Seek Immediate Shelter","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA BREATHTAKING DEBUT novel about survival, hope, and second chances in an Asian American community in Massachusetts, when a false missile throws the residents' lives into chaos.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Propulsive and poetic...A MASTERFUL debut.\" --Jenny Tinghui Zhang\u003cbr\u003e\"A PROFOUND work about connection.\" --Brian Castleberry\u003cbr\u003e\"Compelling and CINEMATIC.\" --Abraham Chang  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn an otherwise unremarkable morning, the residents of a small town in Massachusetts all receive the same alert: \u003ci\u003eBALLISTIC MISSILE THREAT INBOUND. SEEK IMMEDIATE SHELTER. THIS IS NOT A DRILL.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConfronted with the options of fight or flight, planning or panicking, the people of Beckitt are stripped to their basest instincts and revealed as their truest selves. Russ squeezes his family into the bathtub, leaving his own survival in question; Nina sends an unforgivable text to her daughter; Milly confesses her unrequited love; and David hits the gas, speeding away from his wife and child.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen the second message comes in: \u003ci\u003eFALSE ALARM. PLEASE DISREGARD. ALL CLEAR.\u003c\/i\u003e First comes relief, then comes the reckoning, as each person is forced to face the unforeseen aftermath of decisions they thought might be their last.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVincent Yu's searing debut follows this eclectic cast of characters over a period of many years, suggesting that the conflicts the missile exacerbated were simmering under the surface long before, and proving the ripple effects of the false alarm will be felt for years to come.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn urgent, fiercely heartfelt exploration of relationships in all forms, \u003ci\u003eSeek Immediate Shelter\u003c\/i\u003e explores the balance between love and loyalty, betrayal and forgiveness. What choices would you make if you thought your life were on the line? And if you survive, can you ever redeem yourself?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Flatiron Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42235470315605,"sku":"9781250410122","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0617\/0211\/1317\/files\/imageloader_49f812cf-e531-4204-8b3e-90a472242424.jpg?v=1773438720","url":"https:\/\/shopchapterbookstores.com\/products\/seek-immediate-shelter","provider":"Chapter One","version":"1.0","type":"link"}