{"product_id":"metropolis-b-a-shapiro-9798200880874","title":"Metropolis","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom bestselling author B. A. Shapiro, a gripping novel that follows six mysterious characters whose lives intersect when a tragedy occurs at the storage facility where they all rent units. \u003c\/b\u003e In\u003ci\u003e Metropolis\u003c\/i\u003e we meet six unforgettable characters who never would have met if not for their rental units at Metropolis Storage Warehouse. When a harrowing accident--or \u003ci\u003eis \u003c\/i\u003eit an accident?--occurs in the building, each character is forced to consider their life circumstances: Serge, a mentally unstable but brilliant street photographer who lives in his unit; Zach, the storage facility owner and an ex-drug dealer, who purchases Serge's undeveloped photographs and discovers they contain clues to the mysterious accident. Marta, an undocumented immigrant hiding from ICE in her unit. Liddy, an abused wife and mother, who is responsible for the accident, unless she intended it; Jason, a lawyer who has left his big firm and now practices out of his unit; and Rose, the office manager who takes kickbacks to let people live in the facility and has her own disintegrating family to deal with. The characters have different backgrounds: they are different races and religions; they're young, and they're not so young; they are rich, poor, and somewhere in the middle. As they dip in and out of each other's stories and struggle to salvage their own lives--as well as discover the truth behind the accident--\u003ci\u003eMetropolis\u003c\/i\u003e traces how their interlocking narratives connect them and tear them apart. B.A. Shapiro has wrapped an ensemble cast around a mystery that thematically explores the myth of pulling yourself up by the bootstraps in current day America.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e B. A. Shapiro\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 8200880877\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798200880874\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Algonquin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/17\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e MP3 CD\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.10lbs","brand":"B. A. Shapiro","offers":[{"title":"MP3 CD","offer_id":44057566544127,"sku":"9798200880874","price":41.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d3fd9d56-681c-40ef-bfc9-10a9ebb16c1a.jpg?v=1685047719","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/metropolis-b-a-shapiro-9798200880874","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}