{"product_id":"asa-as-i-knew-him-paperback","title":"Asa, as I Knew Him - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSusanna Kaysen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDinah Sachs and Asa Thayer have had a love affair, conducted in afternoons stolen from the office of the magazine where they work. But now that the affair is over, Dinah, in an act of lingering passion, invents a narrative of Asa's youth, imagining the events that shaped the \"happy, handsome man\" who, in her words, \"was born to stomp on my heart.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWitty and sexy, funny and immediate, \u003cb\u003eAsa, As I Knew Him\u003c\/b\u003e is a a seductive dialogue between love and memory, obsession and illusion.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDinah Sachs and Asa Thayer have had a love affair, conducted in afternoons stolen from the office of the magazine where they work. But now that the affair is over, Dinah, in an act of lingering passion, invents a narrative of Asa's youth, imagining the events that shaped the \"happy, handsome man\" who, in her words, \"was born to stomp on my heart.\" \u003cbr\u003eWitty and sexy, funny and immediate, Asa, As I Knew Him is a a seductive dialogue between love and memory, obsession and illusion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDinah Sachs and Asa Thayer have had a love affair, conducted in afternoons stolen from the office of the magazine where they work. But now that the affair is over, Dinah, in an act of lingering passion, invents a narrative of Asa's youth, imagining the events that shaped the 'happy, handsome man' who, in her words, 'was born to stomp on my heart.' Witty and sexy, funny and immediate, Asa, as I Knew Him is a seductive dialogue between love and memory, obsession and illusion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSusanna Kaysen is also the author of the novel \u003cb\u003eFar Afield\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eGirl, Interrupted\u003c\/b\u003e, a memoir. She lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.51 x 8 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 19, 1994\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51752187068704,"sku":"9780679753773","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a71eaa865defefc5512ddf444fd0a8bc.webp?v=1779989555","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/asa-as-i-knew-him-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}