Trust Exercise : A Novel

WINNER OF THE 2019 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION
NATIONAL BESTSELLER

"Electrifying" (People)

"Masterly" (The Guardian) "Dramatic and memorable" (The New Yorker) "Magic" (TIME) "Ingenious" (The Financial Times) "A gonzo literary performance" (Entertainment Weekly) "Rare and splendid" (The Boston Globe) "Remarkable" (USA Today) "Delicious" (The New York Times) "Book groups, meet your next selection" (NPR)
In an American suburb in the early 1980s, students at a highly competitive performing arts high school struggle and thrive in a rarified bubble, ambitiously pursuing music, movement, Shakespeare, and, particularly, their acting classes. When within this striving "Brotherhood of the Arts," two freshmen, David and Sarah, fall headlong into love, their passion does not go...

Friendship

sexuality

Coming of age

Suburbs

Asian American authors

Acting

southern

1980s

experimental fiction

metafiction

Women Writers

national book award winner