Good on Paper

Good on Paper

<b>THE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED SECOND NOVEL FROM THE WRITER EMILY ST. JOHN MANDEL (<i>STATION ELEVEN</i>) CALLS “SHARP, WITTY, AND IMMENSELY ENTERTAINING”</b><br> <br>Is a new life possible? Because Shira Greene’s life hasn’t quite turned out as planned. She’s a single mom living with her daughter and her gay friend, Ahmad. Her PhD on Dante’s <i>Vita Nuova </i>hasn’t gotten her a job, and her career as a translator hasn’t exactly taken off either.<br><br>But then she gets a call from a Nobel Prize-winning Italian poet who insists she’s the only one who can translate his newest book.<br><br>Stunned, Shira realizes that—just like that— her life can change. She sees a new beginning beckoning: academic glory, demand for her translations, and even love (her good luck has made her feel more open to the entreaties of a neighborhood indie bookstore owner).<br><br>There’s only one problem: It all hinges on the translation, and as Shira starts working on the<b> </b>exquisitely intricate passages of the poet’s book, she realizes that it may in fact be, well ... impossible to translate.<br><br>A deft, funny, and big-hearted novel about second chances, <i>Good on Paper</i> is a grand novel of family, friendship, and possibility.