{"product_id":"book-launch-all-our-evenings-by-ruthvika-rao","title":"Book Launch | All Our Evenings by Ruthvika Rao","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003ePre-purchase your copy of the featured title to guarantee your signed copy! This helps ensure that everyone who wants a book goes home with one, in case we sell out at the event. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT THE BOOK\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"descriptionPanel___wCiv7\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"panelContent___B_vGb\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of the acclaimed novel \u003ci\u003eThe Fertile Earth\u003c\/i\u003e comes a powerful tale of desire, friendship, and rivalry between three inseparable friends over the course of an unforgettable summer. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eIn 1990s Hyderabad, three teenagers—Arjun, Ruhee, and Ganesh—forge an unexpected bond. Over the course of a single sun-drenched summer, they discover love, friendship, and solace from their troubled families. They also discover the Red House, an abandoned house in their neighborhood, which becomes the site of their intimate friendship. But one night at the Red House, an unexpected act of violence shatters their lives forever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA decade later, Ruhee returns to Hyderabad, and Arjun, who has never forgotten his first love, is given a chance to tell the truth, both to himself and to those around him\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e But the tangled threads of fate, class, and desire remain, as does a lacerating secret.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy turns tender and unsettling, Ruthvika Rao’s \u003ci\u003eAll Our Evenings\u003c\/i\u003e is a deeply affecting novel about youthful passion, redemption, and the people we can never let go.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT THE AUTHOR\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003eRuthvika Rao\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is from Hyderabad, India. Her debut novel, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Fertile Earth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, was a finalist for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize, the Chautauqua Prize, the Crossword Book Award, and longlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize. She has taught creative writing at the University of Iowa and the University of Toronto. She is a graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop and lives in Michigan.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIN CONVERSATION WITH\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAube Rey Lescure\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrench\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChinese\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-American \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eauth\u003cwbr\u003eor\u003c\/wbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and Editor-in-Chief of the literary magazine \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eOff Assignment\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Her debut novel, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eRiver East, River West\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, was shortlisted for the 2024 Women’s Prize for Fiction, the Carol Shields Prize, the Massachusetts Book Award, and the Maya Angelou Book Award, among others. Her writing has appeared in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e Granta, Guernica, LitHub\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eElectric Literature, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand more. Her essay \"At the Bend of the Road\" was selected for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBest American Essays 2022\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yu \u0026 Me Books","offers":[{"title":"Book with Ticket","offer_id":52101454135525,"sku":"Ruthvika Rao Event 9.3.26","price":20.68,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Free RSVP","offer_id":52101454168293,"sku":"Ruthvika Rao Event 9.3.26","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0709\/2581\/1941\/files\/09.03.26RuthvikaRao_a5e5c489-0cb0-4d42-92cf-7259de943171.png?v=1786745648","url":"https:\/\/yuandmebooks.com\/products\/book-launch-all-our-evenings-by-ruthvika-rao","provider":"Yu \u0026 Me Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}