A Little Life – Hanya Yanagihara (Paperback)

Four college classmates — broke, ambitious, and bound by friendship — move to New York City to build their lives. As the decades unfold, their paths diverge and reconverge through success, hardship, and devotion to one another, anchored by their complicated, brilliant friend Jude, whose past holds pain the others slowly come to understand.

A finalist for the National Book Award and the Man Booker Prize, and winner of the Kirkus Prize, A Little Life is an ambitious, deeply emotional novel about friendship, resilience, and the families we choose. It's a book that stays with readers long after the last page — one of the most talked-about literary novels of the past decade.

Note for readers: This is an intense, emotionally demanding read that deals with difficult themes, including trauma and its lasting effects. It's a rewarding choice for book clubs ready for a heavier discussion.

Details

• Format: Paperback

• Pages: 832

• Publication Date: January 26, 2016

• Recognition: National Book Award Finalist, Man Booker Prize Finalist, Kirkus Prize Winner

Perfect for:

• Book clubs ready to dig into a longer, more emotionally intense read

• Fans of character-driven literary fiction

• Readers who loved The Goldfinch or other sweeping, decades-spanning novels