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Friendship, change, and healing post-9/11.

If you're moved by stories that weave personal struggles with historical events, "The Body Politic" might resonate with you. Through the lens of four friends navigating their intertwined lives in a post-9/11 New York City, it captures a collective experience while spotlighting individual battles. The novel touches on the compelling themes of ambition, loyalty, and the trials of adulthood. It portrays a vivid tableau of personal growth against the backdrop of a changing city, making it especially relevant for those who appreciate explorations of friendship and societal shifts.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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The Body Politic: A Novel

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ISBN: 9781501180774
Authors: Brian Platzer
Publisher: Atria Books
Date of Publication: 2020-03-03
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: Contemporary, Literary Fiction, Romance
Goodreads rating: 3.51
(rated by 284 readers)

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In the bestselling tradition of The Interestings and A Little Life, this keenly felt and expertly written novel by the author of the “savvy, heartfelt, and utterly engaging” (Alice McDermott) Bed-Stuy Is Burning follows four longtime friends as they navigate love, commitment, and forgiveness while the world around them changes beyond recognition. New York City is still regaining its balance in the years following 9/11, when four twenty-somethings—Tess, Tazio, David, and Angelica—meet in a bar, each yearning for something: connection, recognition, a place in the world, a cause to believe in. Nearly fifteen years later, as their city recalibrates in the wake of the 2016 election, their bond has endured—but almost everything else has changed. As freshmen at Cooper Union, Tess and Tazio were the ambitious, talented future of the art world—but by thirty-six, Tess is married to David, the mother of two young boys, and working as an understudy on Broadway. Kind and steady, David is everything Tess lacked in her own childhood—but a recent freak accident has left him with befuddling symptoms, and she’s still adjusting to her new role as caretaker. Meanwhile, Tazio—who once had a knack for earning the kind of attention that Cooper Union students long for—has left the art world for a career in creative branding and
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Friendship, change, and healing post-9/11.

If you're moved by stories that weave personal struggles with historical events, "The Body Politic" might resonate with you. Through the lens of four friends navigating their intertwined lives in a post-9/11 New York City, it captures a collective experience while spotlighting individual battles. The novel touches on the compelling themes of ambition, loyalty, and the trials of adulthood. It portrays a vivid tableau of personal growth against the backdrop of a changing city, making it especially relevant for those who appreciate explorations of friendship and societal shifts.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.