{"product_id":"lit-mary-karr-9780060596996","title":"Lit","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e -\u003cem\u003e The New Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e -\u003cem\u003e Entertainment Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e -\u003cem\u003e Time \u003c\/em\u003e-\u003cem\u003e Washington Post\u003c\/em\u003e -\u003cem\u003e San Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/em\u003e -\u003cem\u003e Chicago Tribune\u003c\/em\u003e -\u003cem\u003e Christian Science Monitor\u003c\/em\u003e -\u003cem\u003e Slate\u003c\/em\u003e -\u003cem\u003e St. Louise Post-Dispatch\u003c\/em\u003e -\u003cem\u003e Cleveland Plain Dealer \u003c\/em\u003e-\u003cem\u003e Seattle Times\u003c\/em\u003e - NBCC Award Finalist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMary Karr's unforgettable sequel to her beloved and bestselling memoirs \u003cem\u003eThe Liars' Club\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eCherry\u003c\/em\u003e \"lassos you, hogties your emotions and won't let you go\" (Michiko Kakutani, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLit\u003c\/em\u003e is about getting drunk and getting sober; becoming a mother by letting go of a mother; learning to write by learning to live. Written with Karr's relentless honesty, unflinching self-scrutiny, and irreverent, lacerating humor, it is a truly electrifying story of how to grow up--as only Mary Karr can tell it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/em\u003e calls \u003cem\u003eLit\u003c\/em\u003e a book that \"reminds us not only how compelling personal stories can be, but how, in the hands of a master, they can transmute into the highest art.\" \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e calls it \"a master class on the art of the memoir\" and Susan Cheever states, simply, that \u003cem\u003eLit\u003c\/em\u003e is \"the best book about being a woman in America I have read in years.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mary Karr\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0060596996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780060596996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/29\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.72lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.40w x 1.05d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/09\/2010 pg. 81\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/18\/2010 pg. 24\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/16\/2010 pg. 47","brand":"Mary Karr","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44051678265599,"sku":"9780060596996","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8cba0d90-39a4-4e7e-a41a-b6fe657973ea.jpg?v=1685014522","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/lit-mary-karr-9780060596996","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}