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  • Published: 19 February 2019
  • ISBN: 9781641290401
  • Imprint: Soho Press
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 240
  • RRP: $29.99

Saturn's Return to New York




A novel of flawed but believable characters, Sara Gran's debut is an introspective story of the relationships and setbacks that shape us.

Elegiac, elegant, and more relevant than ever, this new edition of Sara Gran’s debut novel is a modern literary classic.

Cities and families make up our lives in equal measure: both never stop changing, and both can protect us, hold us—or cut us to the bone. For Mary Forrest, 29, her city and her family are deeply entwined: her mother, Evelyn, is the editor of the most prestigious literary magazine in New York, as much a part of the city as the Chelsea Hotel (now condos) or Green-Wood Cemetery (now five figures per plot). In 1999, as gentrification morphs the neighborhoods Evelyn and Mary have known all their lives, Evelyn’s mind likewise starts to slip away. Mary’s life is going the way of the Automat and Luna Park, and she is furious.
 
As her city, her mother, and the other touchstones of her life start to fade away, Mary looks for hope in astrology, men, friends, and work. But when all seems lost, it’s time to stop looking for happiness outside, and start looking for the guiding stars within.

  • Published: 19 February 2019
  • ISBN: 9781641290401
  • Imprint: Soho Press
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 240
  • RRP: $29.99

About the author

Sara Gran

Sara Gran is the author of the novels Saturn's Return to New York, Dope, and Claire DeWitt and the City of the Dead, the first in a detective series. Her work has been published in over a dozen countries and in nearly twice as many magazines, newspapers, and literary journals. Born and raised in Brooklyn, Sara Gran now lives in California.

Praise for Saturn's Return to New York

Praise for Saturn's Return to New York
"How refreshing to encounter a twenty-something female narrator who is intelligent, witty, breath-takingly honest and in pursuit of neither money nor marriage. Rather, Sara Gran's Mary is seeking to come to terms with loss and missed connections. A very funny novel, but ultimately a poignant one."--Binnie Kirshenbaum, author of The Scenic Route

"Sophisticated, eclectic, witty and poignant." --Rocky Mountain News