New York Times Bestseller
A Read with Jenna Pick and Instant New York Times Bestseller. One mother. One impossible choice. Three different lives. In this dazzling literary novel, Florence Knapp explores how a single moment—the naming of a child—can reshape an entire family’s destiny across thirty-five unforgettable years.
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A Read with Jenna Book Club Pick and Instant New York Times Bestseller
Can a single choice—one name spoken aloud—reshape an entire life?
In the wake of a devastating storm, Cora stands at the registrar’s office with her infant son, her nine-year-old daughter Maia at her side. Her husband Gordon, a respected local doctor but a controlling presence at home, expects her to name the baby after him. But when the moment arrives, Cora hesitates…
What unfolds across the next thirty-five years is nothing short of extraordinary. Florence Knapp’s The Names follows three alternate versions of this family’s story, each shaped by the name Cora chooses in that pivotal moment. Through this brilliant prism of what-ifs, we witness the painful ripple effects of domestic abuse, the complicated bonds of family, and the hard-won possibilities of healing.
The Washington Post calls it “dazzling…startlingly joyful,” while Pulitzer Prize-winning author Geraldine Brooks describes it as “a magnificent novel, thrumming with life in all its pain and precariousness, yet suffused with the glorious possibilities of love and redemption.”
This is literary fiction at its finest—propulsive, emotionally powerful, and achingly human. Knapp’s richly layered prose invites us to consider the weight of our choices and the preciousness of the one life we’re given. A modern classic in the making, The Names will linger with you long after you’ve turned the final page.
| Weight | 1.23 lbs |
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| Dimensions | 6.00 × 0.84 × 9.00 in |
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| Subject | Divorce, Domestic Life, Family Life, Friendship, Genre Fiction, Literary, Literature & Fiction, Mothers & Children, Sisters, Women's Fiction |
| Accolade |
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