"A dazzling debut that asks: Can a name sh ape the course of a life? In the wake of an enormous\, history-making stor m\, Cora sets off with her nine-year-old daughter\, Maia\, to register her son's birth. Her husband Gordon\, a local doctor\, respected in the commu nity but a terrifying and controlling presence at home\, intends for her t o follow his family tradition going back generations\, and name the child Gordon. But on the journey there\, Cora wonders if it's right to impose th e burden of this name and its legacy onto her tiny newborn son. She hersel f has Julian in mind\, and Maia offers up her own suggestion: Bear. What f ollows are three alternate and alternating versions of both Cora's life an d her young son's life shaped by her brave\, last-minute choice of name. S panning thirty-five years\, the novel draws us in from the first page\, as we follow three unforgettable journeys of one young man\, but also his mo ther\, grandmother\, and sister. In richly layered prose\, The Names explo res the painful ripple effects of domestic abuse\, the messy ties of famil y\, and the possibilities of autonomy and healing. With exceptional sensit ivity and depth\, Knapp draws us into the story of one family told through a prism of what-ifs\, and shows us what we each can do with the "one prec ious life" we are given. The Names's brilliantly imaginative structure and storytelling\, and the emotional\, gut-wrenching power of the book itself \, are certain to make it a modern classic."-- Provided by publisher.
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