{"product_id":"crush-paperback-8","title":"Crush - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAda Calhoun\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed a Best Book of 2025 by \u003ci\u003eTIME\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eElle\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMarie Claire\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Ada Calhoun writes with absolute clarity about the giddiest and most destabilizing feeling--the crush. This novel made me feel dizzy and I loved every second. Calhoun can seduce me any day of the week.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Emma Straub, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThis Time Tomorrow\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen a husband asks his wife to consider what might be missing from their marriage, what follows surprises them both--sex, heartbreak and heart rekindling, and a rediscovered sense of all that is possible \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShe's happy and settled and productive and content in her full life--a child, a career, an admirable marriage, deep friendships, happy parents, and a spouse she still loves. But when her husband urges her to address what the narrow labels of \"husband\" and \"wife\" force them to edit out of their lives, the very best kind of hell breaks loose. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUsing the author's personal experiences as a jumping-off point, \u003ci\u003eCrush \u003c\/i\u003eis about the danger and liberation of chasing desire, the havoc it can wreak, and most of all the clear sense of self one finds when the storm passes. Destined to become a classic novel of marriage, and tackling the big questions being asked about partnership in postpandemic relationships, \u003ci\u003eCrush\u003c\/i\u003e is a sharp, funny, seductive, and revelatory novel about holding on to everything it's possible to love--friends, children, parents, passion, lovers, husbands, all of the world's good books, and most of all one's own deep sense of purpose.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAda Calhoun\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eAlso a Poet\u003c\/i\u003e, named one of the best books of 2022 by \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, NPR, and \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, longlisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction, and featured on the \u003ci\u003eToday\u003c\/i\u003e show and \u003ci\u003ePBS NewsHour\u003c\/i\u003e. Her other books include \u003ci\u003eSt. Marks Is Dead\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eWhy We Can't Sleep\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.9 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 24, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44447518490759,"sku":"9780593832042","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/C3A_-kor549780593832042.webp?v=1776077401","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/crush-paperback-8","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}