{"product_id":"dear-jane-marina-delvecchio-9781944715373","title":"Dear Jane","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2020 Best Book Awards Finalist - Young Adult\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2019 Maxy Awards Best Young Adult\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"With sophisticated prose, this gritty coming-of-age story blends the familiar and the unthinkable as the lead learns to use her voice.\" -\u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews \u003c\/em\u003e(Best Indie Books of 2019)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKit Kat was born in Athens, Greece. Her mother was a prostitute, and their protector was a pimp. After an early childhood marked by violence, homelessness, and time in an orphanage, a Greek-American woman adopted her and moved her to New York. Kit Kat was eight years old, with a new name, a new country, and a new mother who tried to silence her memories and experiences. She sought refuge in books, and after a failed suicide attempt at the age of thirteen, she discovered Charlotte Brontë's \u003cem\u003eJane Eyre\u003c\/em\u003e. This book saved her life, and at fifteen, Kit Kat begins to write letters to Jane Eyre as a means of surviving a childhood she still remembers, the family she left behind, and the new mother that refuses to acknowledge her past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKit Kat's letters to Jane Eyre demonstrate the resilience and power that she derives from Jane's own dark narrative and the parallels between their lives that include being neglected, unloved, poor, orphaned, and almost destroyed by the madwoman in their lives. This coming of age and semi-autobiographical novel is about family, loss, forgiveness, and the power of a good book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Marina Delvecchio\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1944715371\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781944715373\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Black Rose Writing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 172\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.94lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.56d","brand":"Marina Delvecchio","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48217595216127,"sku":"9781944715373","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f2c230ef-71a5-4655-91a1-6cd07e27f322.jpg?v=1771998202","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dear-jane-marina-delvecchio-9781944715373","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}