{"product_id":"kaplans-plot-hardcover","title":"Kaplan's Plot - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJason Diamond\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A love letter to Chicago, and a testament to the possibility of generational healing.\" --Lindsay Hunter, author of \u003ci\u003eHot Springs Drive\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A dazzling fictional debut. . . . Calls to mind both John Irving's darkly funny tales of family dysfunction and E.L. Doctorow's evocative dives into the American underworld.\" --Megan Abbott, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling writer of \u003ci\u003eThe Turnout\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eElijah Mendes was hoping for a more triumphant return to Chicago. His mother, Eve, is dying of cancer, his business flamed out, and he has nowhere else to go. So he returns to Chicago feeling listless and shattered, worried about how he's going to help his mother despite their chilly relationship. He finds some inspiration when he discovers that their family owns a Jewish cemetery and that a man he's never heard of, his great-uncle Solomon Kaplan, is buried in a plot there. With a new sense of purpose--and an excuse to talk more deeply with his mother--Elijah begins pursuing a family mystery of extraordinary proportions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eElijah discovers his grandfather Yitz, Eve's father, was a powerful gangster in the 1920s. She was ashamed and never spoke about him to Elijah. As secrets unravel, the past and present become intertwined, and Yitz's story forces Elijah and Eve to bond in ways they never have before and begin to accept each other, not as who they wish they were but as they both are. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eKaplan's Plot\u003c\/i\u003e is an astonishing balancing act between the ruthless and the tender, the superficial and the truth, by a writer with tremendous promise.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJason Diamond\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eSearching for John Hughes \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Sprawl\u003c\/i\u003e. His work has been published by the\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Vulture\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Esquire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e GQ\u003c\/i\u003e, and many other outlets. He writes the Substack\u003ci\u003e The Melt\u003c\/i\u003e on old, new, and evolving classics. He was born in Skokie, Illinois, and currently lives in Brooklyn with his family. \u003ci\u003eKaplan's Plot \u003c\/i\u003eis his first novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.07 x 9.49 x 6.56 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 09, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43159050911807,"sku":"9781250385918","price":35.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/OoQuH7Jb-M9781250385918.webp?v=1776994907","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/kaplans-plot-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}