{"product_id":"a-cigarette-lit-backwards-tea-hacic-vlahovic-9781419762895","title":"A Cigarette Lit Backwards","description":"\u003cb\u003eSet in the punk-rock scene of the early 2000s and vibrating with the intense ache of bad choices and deep longing, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Cigarette Lit Backwards\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eis a needle-sharp portrait of a young woman and how far she'll go to find acceptance.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eBustle \u003c\/i\u003eMost-Anticipated Book of the Month\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Kat is dying to be accepted by the North Carolina punks; she is totally desperate to seem cool. At a punk show, she ends up backstage with a rock star and gets noticed by a photojournalist. And then--a dream come true for Kat--her reputation as a groupie icon skyrockets. But to maintain this notoriety, Kat makes a series of devastating choices, and soon enough, she becomes unrecognizable to herself and others. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Cigarette Lit Backwards \u003c\/i\u003eis a sometimes funny, often brutally honest novel about ambition and self-discovery and how a world of glamour and cool exerts its bold and breathless pull. In prose that seduces, glitters, and exhilarates, Tea Hacic-Vlahovic has written a novel that is both a wild party and a somber reckoning, consolidating her status as a thrilling and essential new voice for our time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A perfect coming-of-age story--with a perfect soundtrack--that walks the fragile in-between of finding out who you are and trying not to let other people decide for you. Welcome to the party room.\" --Brendan Jay Sullivan, author of \u003ci\u003eRivington was Ours: Lady Gaga, the Lower East Side, and the Prime of Our Lives\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tea Hacic-Vlahovic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1419762893\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781419762895\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harry N. Abrams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/20\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.44h x 5.83w x 1.02d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/2022","brand":"Tea Hacic-Vlahovic","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44056509022463,"sku":"9781419762895","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6b476cd4-b830-459a-800b-55cdee7499bd.jpg?v=1685041703","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-cigarette-lit-backwards-tea-hacic-vlahovic-9781419762895","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}