{"product_id":"clutch-emily-nemens-hardcover","title":"Clutch -- Emily Nemens, Hardcover","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eWhite Lotus\u003c\/i\u003e with more sincerity and heart.\" --\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This story casts a smart, sociological eye on ambitious American women's experiences while \u003ci\u003ealso\u003c\/i\u003e being a compulsive page-turner.\" \u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA close-knit group of women navigate mid-life's biggest challenges--marriage, career, addiction--in this \"sharp, funny, utterly engrossing\" novel (Lynn Steger Strong) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed a Best Book by \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAlta Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBustle\u003c\/i\u003e, and more\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eFive friends, twenty years, one reunion trip.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAs undergrads, Gregg, Reba, Hillary, Bella, and Carson formed the kind of rare bond that college brochures promise--friendship that \u003ci\u003elasts a lifetime\u003c\/i\u003e. Two decades later, the women are spread across the country but remain firmly tethered through their ever-unfurling group chat. They've made it through COVID and childbirth and midcareer challenges, but no one can anticipate what's coming down the pike. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe five women converge on Palm Springs for a long overdue reunion: Gregg, who has forged a path as a progressive Texas legislator, is facing a huge decision about her political future. Reba, who moved back to the Bay Area after decades away, is deep in IVF treatments while caring for her aging parents and navigating a San Francisco she hardly recognizes. Hillary's medical career in Chicago is going great--but at home, her husband's struggles with addiction have derailed their life. In New York City, Bella faces the biggest case in her career as a litigator while her home life crumbles around her, and across the river in Brooklyn, Carson is working on a new novel as well as forging a possible relationship with the father she's never met. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTwenty years into their shared friendship, the stakes are higher than ever, and they must help one another reconcile professional ambition with personal tumult. \u003ci\u003eClutch \u003c\/i\u003eis a big, beautiful, and deeply absorbing novel that asks how much space and heart we can give to our friends and our families, and what space we can save for ourselves.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Emily Nemens\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tin House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/03\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 5.60w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781963108668\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/15\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEmily Nemens is the author of the novels \u003ci\u003eClutch\u003c\/i\u003e (Tin House\/Zando, 2026), and \u003ci\u003eThe Cactus League\u003c\/i\u003e (FSG, 2020), both of which were \u003ci\u003eNYT Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e Editor's Choice selections. Her stories and essays have appeared in \u003ci\u003eBOMB\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eStory\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eZyzzyva\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003en+1\u003c\/i\u003e, and elsewhere; her illustrations have appeared in the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e and in collaboration with Harvey Pekar. Nemens spent over a decade editing literary quarterlies, including leading the \u003ci\u003eParis Review\u003c\/i\u003e and serving as coeditor and prose editor of the \u003ci\u003eSouthern Review\u003c\/i\u003e. She teaches in the MFA program at Bennington College and lives in central New Jersey with her husband and dog.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nemens, Emily","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47640942182628,"sku":"9781963108668","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9781963108668.jpg?v=1779780583","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/clutch-emily-nemens-hardcover","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}