{"product_id":"clares-boutique-eric-giroux-9781734224085","title":"Clare's Boutique: Three Stories and One Essay","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"This author has talent to burn.\" -- \u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn three heartfelt new stories, award-winning author Eric Giroux introduces Clare Renault, suburban-white-boy rap fan nonpareil. Funny and poignant, the stories trace Clare's growth to young adulthood in the Greater Lowell, Massachusetts, of the eighties and nineties--rap's golden age.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Ice Time\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA winter's journey takes a harrowing turn for Clare and Jack, former best friends.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Hamburger Hill\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEighth graders Clare and Sanjay grapple with a painful secret at the dawn of gangsta rap.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Stickup\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHome from college, Clare opens a used record store, mourns his father, and weighs his future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Novels as Albums (And Albums that Influenced My Novels)\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn affectionate personal essay about the music that shaped Giroux's novels, \u003cem\u003eZodiac Pets\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eRing On Deli\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Eric Giroux\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1734224088\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781734224085\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Salem Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/12\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 66\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.21lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.18d","brand":"Eric Giroux","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48154277511423,"sku":"9781734224085","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0edde23f-a4fa-4e93-92b5-58365bc85886.jpg?v=1770789086","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/clares-boutique-eric-giroux-9781734224085","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}