{"product_id":"book-eu54","title":"Good Intentions","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"An unbelievably gorgeous debut.\"—Angie Kim, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eMiracle Creek\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor fans of \u003ci\u003eThe Big Sick \u003c\/i\u003eand Nick Hornby\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e—a\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e magnetic debut novel about a young man who has hidden a romance from his parents, unable to choose between familial obligation and the future he truly wants.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIf love really is a choice, how do you decide where your loyalties lie?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt’s the countdown to the New Year, and Nur is steeling himself to tell his parents that he’s seeing someone. A young British Pakistani man, Nur has spent years omitting details about his personal life to maintain his image as the golden child. And it’s come at a cost.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOnce, Nur was a restless college student, struggling to fit in. At a party, he meets Yasmina, a beautiful and self-possessed aspiring journalist. They start a conversation—first awkward, then absorbing. And as their relationship develops, so too does Nur’s self-destruction. He falls deeper into traps of his own making, attempting to please both Yasmina and his family until he must finally reveal the truth: Yasmina is Black, and he loves her.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDeftly transporting readers between that first night and the years beyond, Kasim Ali's \u003ci\u003eGood Intentions \u003c\/i\u003eexposes with unblinking authenticity the complexities of immigrant families and racial prejudice. It is a crackling, wryly clever depiction of standing on the precipice of adulthood, piecing together who it is you’re meant to be.\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Macmillan Audio production from Henry Holt and Company.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Audio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49358755266864,"sku":"BDeu54","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/312584-eu54-Square.jpg?v=1734453783","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-eu54","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}