{"product_id":"memorial-a-gma-book-club-pick-a-novel","title":"Memorial: A GMA Book Club Pick (a Novel)","description":"\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed a Best Book of the Year by \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times, The Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTIME\u003c\/i\u003e, NPR, \u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly, Vanity Fair, O, the Oprah Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMarie Claire, Harper's Bazaar\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGood Housekeeping\u003c\/i\u003e, Refinery29, \u003ci\u003eReal Simple, Kirkus Reviews, Electric Literature\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLit Hub\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A masterpiece.\u003cb\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003e --NPR \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"No other novel this year captures so gracefully the full palette of America.\u003cb\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003e --\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Wryly funny, gently devastating.\" --\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA funny and profound story about family in all its strange forms, joyful and hard-won vulnerability, becoming who you're supposed to be, and the limits of love, from the National Book Award finalist\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBenson and Mike are two young guys who live together in Houston. Mike is a Japanese American chef at a Mexican restaurant and Benson's a Black day care teacher, and they've been together for a few years--good years--but now they're not sure why they're still a couple. There's the sex, sure, and the meals Mike cooks for Benson, and, well, they love each other. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut when Mike finds out his estranged father is dying in Osaka just as his acerbic Japanese mother, Mitsuko, arrives in Texas for a visit, Mike picks up and flies across the world to say goodbye. In Japan he undergoes an extraordinary transformation, discovering the truth about his family and his past. Back home, Mitsuko and Benson are stuck living together as unconventional roommates, an absurd domestic situation that ends up meaning more to each of them than they ever could have predicted. Without Mike's immediate pull, Benson begins to push outwards, realizing he might just know what he wants out of life and have the goods to get it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBoth men will change in ways that will either make them stronger together, or fracture everything they've ever known. And just maybe they'll all be okay in the end.","brand":"Riverhead Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47049162195180,"sku":"9780593087282","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/2987\/3644\/files\/imageloader_0af55bc0-f4e4-4ed1-978a-d0a93259362d.jpg?v=1764624533","url":"https:\/\/www.gladysbooksandwine.com\/products\/memorial-a-gma-book-club-pick-a-novel","provider":"Gladys Books \u0026 Wine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}