{"product_id":"promising-young-women-paperback","title":"Promising Young Women - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSuzanne Scanlon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Suzanne Scanlon enters the inverted space of grief and near-madness with courage, intelligence, and wit--and with a small, sharp light for us to follow.\" --Dawn Raffel \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A series of fragmentary tales tells the story of Lizzie, a young woman who, in her early twenties, unexpectedly embarks on a journey through psychiatric institutions, a journey that will end up lasting many years. With echoes of Sylvia Plath, and against a cultural backdrop that includes Shakespeare, Woody Allen, and Heathers, Suzanne Scanlon's first novel is both a deeply moving account of a life of crisis and a brilliantly original work of art.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSuzanne Scanlon\u003c\/b\u003e is a Chicago-based writer whose work spans fiction, creative non-fiction, performance and arts writing. She is the author of \u003ci\u003ePromising Young Women\u003c\/i\u003e (Dorothy, 2012), a novel-in-fragments about the life of a young woman in and out of institutions, and \u003ci\u003eHer 37th Year, an Index\u003c\/i\u003e (Noemi, 2015), a fictional memoir in the form of an index, following one year in a woman's life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 6.9 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51772796764448,"sku":"9780984469352","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/0c08627e843e7e2e7cdbe18acdcb13fa.webp?v=1780414537","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/promising-young-women-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}