{"product_id":"with-or-without-you-paperback-by-lauren-sanders","title":"With or Without You Paperback by Lauren Sanders","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                \n                    \n                        \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        \u003cul\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eAkashic Books, Ltd.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2005-03-08)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e280\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9781888451696\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e368.55\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e0.0 x 0.0 x 0.0\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe second novel from the author of the award-winning \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eKamikaze Lust\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“[Sanders’s] vibrant, vigorous second novel is a sendup of America’s obsession with pop culture, B-list celebrities, and prison life . . . In lyrical, potent prose, Sanders navigates the terrain of loneliness, obsession and desperation with the same skillful precision as her vulnerable, calculating protagonist.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, Starred Review\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“[A] wickedly crafted whydunit . . . Sanders shows a surprising ability to simultaneously make you feel infuriated with and sorry for her borderline-schizo heroine. A-” —\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSummer 1987. Lillian Ginger Speck, high school graduate, sits in her jail cell contemplating the steps and missteps that led her to murder soap opera star Brooke Harrison in cold blood one bright and muggy New York afternoon. Lily had admired the young star for some time, and her loss is palpable. Her story is therefore part apologia, part love note and suicide pact. Meanwhile, Brooke Harrison’s mother has a tale of her own to tell. In this edgy and compelling “whydunit,” the accounts of predator and victim intertwine. The result is a wry exploration of the contemporary American melting pot of status, beauty, celebrity, violence, and obsession.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWith or Without You\u003c\/i\u003e combines the aching adolescent heart of \u003ci\u003eThe Catcher in the Rye\u003c\/i\u003e with the dark suburban soul of \u003ci\u003eThe Great Gatsby\u003c\/i\u003e—set against the starstruck voyeurism of \u003ci\u003eAmerican Idol\u003c\/i\u003e. This book asks the quintessentially American question: Is life worth living if you can’t be famous?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLAUREN SANDERS\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the novels—\u003ci\u003eKamikaze Lust\u003c\/i\u003e, which won a Lambda Literary Award, and \u003ci\u003eWith or Without You\u003c\/i\u003e. Her writing has appeared in various publications and journals including \u003ci\u003eBookforum\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eAmerican Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTime Out New York\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Love and Hate \u003c\/i\u003eis her latest novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                    \n                \n            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46556530278561,"sku":"BBSNIJ9781888451696","price":19.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9781888451696_fa7276d0-4054-44e7-baa5-df3212fad492.jpg?v=1781820767","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/with-or-without-you-paperback-by-lauren-sanders","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}