A Sharp Endless Need (Paperback)

Paperback. LAMBDA LITERARY AWARD FINALIST A vibrant and intimate novel about growing up, first love, and all the joy and heartbreak of competitive high school basketball, from the Lambda Literary Awardwinning author of I Keep My Exoskeletons to MyselfDeeply affecting . . . Cranes writing drives forward hard and fast. . . . Knowledge of the sport isnt required to understand the novel; all you need is a familiarity with loving something to the point of pain.Casey McQuiston, The New York Times Book Review (Editors Choice)A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: Elle, them, Book RiotStar point guard Mack Morriss senior year of high school begins with twin cataclysms: the death of Macks father and the arrival of transfer student Liv Cooper. Playing side by side for their high school basketball team, Mack and Liv discover an electrifying, game-winning chemistry on the court. Off the court, they fall into an equally intoxicating more-than-friendshipone that feels out-of-bounds in their small Pennsylvania town. Mack teeters on the precipice of adulthood as desire and grief collide with drugs, sex, and the looming college signing deadline. Caught between the dual impulses of ambition and self-destruction, Mack must decide what kind of life they want to fight for.Written with the lush longing of Andre Acimans Call Me by Your Name, the obsessive attention of Jean Kyoung Fraziers Pizza Girl, and the sweeping romance of the beloved film Love & Basketball, A Sharp Endless Need is a stunning testament to the big feelings of coming of age, falling in love, and, of course, playing sports. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…