{"product_id":"crux-a-novel-by-gabriel-tallent","title":"Crux: A Novel by Gabriel Tallent","description":"\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"1bw7wp4\" data-start=\"36\" data-end=\"58\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eProduct Description\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"60\" data-end=\"280\"\u003eFrom the \u003cstrong data-start=\"69\" data-end=\"131\"\u003eNew York Times bestselling author of \u003cem data-start=\"108\" data-end=\"129\"\u003eMy Absolute Darling\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e comes \u003cstrong data-start=\"138\" data-end=\"146\"\u003eCrux\u003c\/strong\u003e, a powerful coming-of-age novel about friendship, ambition, resilience, and the life-changing risks we take in pursuit of our dreams.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"282\" data-end=\"704\"\u003eSet in the rugged \u003cstrong data-start=\"300\" data-end=\"340\"\u003eMojave Desert of Southern California\u003c\/strong\u003e, the story follows \u003cstrong data-start=\"360\" data-end=\"375\"\u003eDan Redburn\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"380\" data-end=\"409\"\u003eTamarisk \"Tamma\" Callahan\u003c\/strong\u003e, two high school seniors from very different worlds whose lives revolve around their shared passion for traditional rock climbing. 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