The Third Way: A Novel

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After losing her college scholarship, Arden Firthwith the help of Justin Kirish, a law student with a mysterious pastbecomes the reluctant leader of a movement to ban corporations. South Dakota Ballot Initiative 99 is Ardens last hope to save her grandmothers farm from foreclosure; but as the movement grows, shadowy forces conspire to quash it, and Arden sees 99 begin to spiral out of her control.

A novelcharting the intersection between idealism, extremism, and forgiveness,fans of Barbara Kingsolver and Margaret Atwood will loveThe Third Waythe story of a young woman struggling with her own demons while trying to articulate a vision that could change the world.

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This is a book that will appeal to any and all who wish that they were heard among the din of the two-party noise machine. A wonderfully written book that may prove prescient.
Seattle Book Review, 5-star review

A playbook for how to seed a revolution, The Third Wayis thought-provoking, illuminating, and inspiring. It captivated me from page one and left me thinking meaningful social changeispossible. Arden is my favorite kind of protagonist: passionate, determined, and brave enough to take on the C word (yes,capitalism).
Carrie Firestone, author of The Unlikelies and Dress Coded and community organizer of ForwardCT

In this impressive first novel, Aimee Hoben provides a clear-eyed, propulsive, and morally complex look at the systems that vie to hold our country a corporate hostage. The Third Ways Arden Firth is as winning and knowable a character as Ive encountered in some time. This is such a bold debut.
Daniel Torday, author of Boomer1 and The Last Flight of Poxl West

An intriguing thought experiment. The role of large corporations in our society, and the question of who decides about that role, has never been more important.
Jeff Clements, president of American Promise and author ofCorporations Are Not People: Reclaiming Democracy From Big Money & Global Corporations

Author Bio

Aimee Hoben is a lawyer and writer who lives with her husband, two kids, and two dogs. She has worked as a land conservation lawyer and town attorney, as well as in-house counsel at the historic fire insurance company (and Fortune 500 corporation) where Wallace Stevens wrote poems as he walked to work. She studied English literature at the University of Colorado and law at the University of Connecticut. She divides her time between northwest Connecticut and Waitsfield, Vermont.