{"product_id":"meaningful-adjacencies-melody-cleven-9798199020015","title":"Meaningful Adjacencies","description":"\"a heartfelt and deeply considered work that finds power in the individual stories it tells, and the message is moving: Even in moments of profound loss, human beings continue to reach for one another. An affecting portrayal of ordinary people responding to extraordinary circumstances.\" -\u003ci\u003e Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhere were you on 9\/11? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSeven New Yorkers' lives become deeply connected by both the World Trade Center attack and the hands of fate. Melvin, an unfulfilled night janitor; Lisbeth, a bitter single mother; Eddy and Diana, devoted Ecuadorian siblings; Jazmin, a cynical beauty; and Richard and Otto, an estranged father and son-strangers to one another-each find themselves in danger that Tuesday morning. As the day unfolds, the decisions they make influence the trajectories of one another's lives. What begins as a fight for survival ultimately becomes a journey of self-forgiveness and finding the grace to grow. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlong the way, we encounter memorable icons from New York City's rich cultural landscape, fact-based Twin Tower construction anecdotes remembering the innovation born within the buildings, Philippe Petit's wire-walking presented with startling angst as it was a well drafted rebellion of unknown proportions, the parallel life of a Minoru Yamasaki building presently standing in Saudi Arabia, and biopolitical issues in the representation of Powhatan, a peregrine falcon, and Hajji, a camel. The rebirth of a resurrection plant within the Rub' al Khali desert pays to the momentous ending. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eMeaningful Adjacencies\u003c\/i\u003e is a contemporary fiction novel that interweaves the minute details of these seemingly ordinary character's lives during the twenty-four hours of September 11, 2001. Through their experiences, the novel offers a thoughtful exploration of finding meaning amidst tragedy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Melody Cleven\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798199020015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/28\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.63lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.48d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/2026","brand":"Melody Cleven","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50779503034623,"sku":"9798199020015","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/meaningful-adjacencies-melody-cleven-9798199020015","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}