{"product_id":"the-fatal-gift-of-beauty-nina-burleigh-9780307588593","title":"The Fatal Gift of Beauty: The Trials of Amanda Knox","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER - \"A compelling true-crime tale\" (\u003ci\u003eElle\u003c\/i\u003e) from an award-winning journalist about a murder in Italy and the controversial prosecution, conviction, and twenty-six-year sentencing of Amanda Knox--featuring a new epilogue\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Clear-eyed, sweeping, honest, and tough . . . This is what long-form journalism is all about.\"--Tim Egan, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Worst Hard Time\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe sexually violent murder of Meredith Kercher in Perugia, Italy, became a media sensation when Kercher's housemate, Seattle native Amanda Knox, and her Italian boyfriend were arrested and charged with the murder. The story drew an international cult obsessed with \"Foxy Knoxy,\" a pretty honor student on a junior year abroad, who either woke up one morning into a nightmare of superstition and misogyny--the dark side of Italy--or participated in something unspeakable. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Fatal Gift of Beauty\u003c\/i\u003e is Nina Burleigh's literary investigation of the murder, the prosecution, and the conviction and twenty-six-year sentence of Knox. But it is also a thoughtful, compelling examination of an enduring mystery, an ancient, storied place, and a disquieting facet of Italian culture: an obsession with female sexuality.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nina Burleigh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0307588599\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780307588593\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Crown Publishing Group (NY)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/10\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.62lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.04h x 5.27w x 0.83d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/29\/2012 pg. 24","brand":"Nina Burleigh","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43992922325247,"sku":"9780307588593","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_977b0aa5-9f1b-413f-9fd9-fdd7c94c753c.jpg?v=1683321552","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-fatal-gift-of-beauty-nina-burleigh-9780307588593","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}