{"product_id":"emma-who-saved-my-life-paperback","title":"Emma Who Saved My Life - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilton Barnhardt\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA big, funny, engaging, unsentimental and sometimes even wise book...Delightful.--\u003ci\u003eNew York Post\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eLookaway, Lookaway \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWilton Barnhardt's novel of coming of age in New York City brims with energy, surprise, irresistible humor, and the heady rush of youth. Its hero, Gil Freeman, a midwestern aspiring actor, comes to the city in search of stardom--but instead encounters the perils of Alphabet City, the desperation of off-off-off-Broadway theater...and the exhilarating, exasperating, absolutely unique Emma, around whom his life comes to turn. Charming and engaging, quintessentially American, \u003ci\u003eEmma Who Saved My Life\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the extraordinary fiction debuts of our time.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilton Barnhardt is the author of three other novels: \u003ci\u003e Gospel\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eShow World\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLookaway, Lookaway\u003c\/i\u003e. A native of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, he teaches fiction in the master of fine arts in creative writing program at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, where he lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 496\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 15, 1998\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51762519441696,"sku":"9780312191184","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/06502c6d661058320593ec56c1c6018e.webp?v=1780222151","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/emma-who-saved-my-life-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}