{"product_id":"chicago-daniel-spero-9781453611340","title":"Chicago: The Expat Series: Book 1","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSomewhere between the Brown Line and breakdown.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEver shared a drafty apartment with a hoarding stutterer, ducked eviction calls from your slumlord, and watched your girlfriend dissolve into a blur of bar hookups? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWelcome to \u003ci\u003eChicago\u003c\/i\u003e, Daniel Spero's laugh-so-you-don't-cry tale of Julian Jakos, a broke, weed-smoking writer drifting between Craigslist apartments, doomed relationships, and sub-zero winters. This semi-autobiographical novel is a darkly comic descent into heartbreak, burnout, and the messy business of self-reinvention in early-2000s America. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter a wrecked relationship in Boston, Julian heads to Chicago hoping for a fresh start. What he finds is eviction threats, existential dread, and the kind of soul-searching that only happens when you're high, alone, and 26. \u003ci\u003eChicago\u003c\/i\u003e is a raw, lyrical ode to the dreamers who don't make it, and the bills that still do.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Daniel Spero\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1453611347\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781453611340\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/12\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 226\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.68lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.48d","brand":"Daniel Spero","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49162516529407,"sku":"9781453611340","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/chicago-daniel-spero-9781453611340","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}