{"product_id":"hornito-mike-albo-9780060937102","title":"Hornito: My Lie Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A gay coming-of-age story that's rip-roaringly funny and sympathetic.\"--\u003cem\u003ePeople\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDavid Sedaris and Sandra Bernhard rolled into one, Mike Albo offers his own unique, witty, and touching tale on being young, single, and gay in today's media-obsessed culture.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJuxtaposing a trip to his childhood home--where he has retreated to try to make some sense of his hectic existence in New York City--with memories of growing up gay in seventies suburbia, Albo creates \"Mike Albo.\" This character's memories are from a fictitious life that's outrageous, hilarious, and embarrassingly real. From a typical suburban childhood to his perpetual search for true love, Albo evokes a poignant, nostalgic past and a vibrant, energetic present. By turns vulnerable and jaded, flamboyant and obsessive, \u003cem\u003eHornito\u003c\/em\u003e is full of subversive humor and outrageous irony.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mike Albo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0060937106\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780060937102\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/04\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.43lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.96h x 5.36w x 0.62d","brand":"Mike Albo","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43946129752319,"sku":"9780060937102","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_94adf12b-182b-4da1-bf93-a514dcc21c33.jpg?v=1681511687","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/hornito-mike-albo-9780060937102","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}