Ask Me Again

Praise

One of the Most Anticipated Books of 2024 by Literary Hub and Library Journal
Longlisted for The Center for Fiction First Novel Prize

“Profound. . . . [Sestanovich’s] language is cuttingly precise.” —The Washington Post

“Sestanovich captivates with her distinctive characterizations . . . and insights into the reverberating consequences of a gap between one’s intentions and one’s actions. The result is an intelligent exploration of lives in the making.” —Publishers Weekly

“Rigorous, intensely observed, and brimming with the sort of elusive revelations that form the heartbeat of a life, Sestanovich’s novel debut demonstrates a tremendous gift at rendering the texture of love, faith, and heartbreak with both subtlety and force. In her masterful hands, relationships condense, turn acute, and unfurl with symphonic grace across the individual arcs of characters that you can’t help but carry with you long afterward.” —Alexandra Kleeman, author of Something New Under the Sun

“Ask Me Again is a beautifully observed and deeply philosophical novel, which surprises and delights at every turn.” —Jenny Offill, author of Weather

“This beautiful debut novel is wise about intellectual and erotic discovery, disenchantment and loneliness. It’s alert to the small moments of awkwardness and grace that make up the texture of common life; its quiet, tectonic power comes from an awareness of how easily common life can tilt toward catastrophe. Clare Sestanovich is a writer of disarming radiance.” —Garth Greenwell, author of Cleanness