{"product_id":"the-cost-of-living-paperback","title":"The Cost of Living - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRob Roberge\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo the shock of lovers and rivals, indie guitarist Bud Barrett is finally--if tenuously--married, clean, and sober. Now he faces the challenge of staying that way. To avoid repeating the past, Bud needs to confront the ghosts that dwell there. After decades of seeking redemption in the arms of \"pervy Florence Nightingales,\" Bud finds himself still haunted by his mother's abandonment, his own array of crimes, and a murder he witnessed as a child. As he revisits his life of grief and reckless excess, all paths lead to his long estranged father, a man with his own turbulent history and the only one who can connect Bud's fragments, unlocking the answers that just might save him. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePraise from writers: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRoberge's writing is both drop-dead gorgeous and mindbendingly smart. \u003ci\u003eThe Cost of Living\u003c\/i\u003e is an intimate, original, important novel that I'll be recommending for years to come.\u003cbr\u003e--Cheryl Strayed, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eWild\u003c\/i\u003e (Oprah's Book Club selection) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRoberge has birthed a gritty, honest, sweaty, rock 'n' roller about addiction and the elusive road to redemption. \u003ci\u003eThe Cost of Living\u003c\/i\u003e will make you laugh, cringe, recognize, and keep you turning pages long after midnight.\u003cbr\u003e--Jonathan Evison, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eWest of Here\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePraise from musicians: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Cost of Living\u003c\/i\u003e is high--not so much in cash but in damage to the soul. Roberge's new effort is a journey into the depths of the human condition that we rarely get glimpses of. Few contemporary authors have the experience\u003cbr\u003eto tell these tales with any authenticity. Ultimately and painfully, this is a tale of redemption. A must read for all who profess a love for their fellow man at his most unloveable. Roberge joins the short list of brutal truth-tellers of\u003cbr\u003eour day. Crafty, heartbreaking, and even fun if you think taking a stoned-out bath in the middle of a drug robbery is funny. I do. This book is going to make one hell of a movie. --Wayne Kramer \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is a guy who clearly knows his way around a tour bus. And around a massive drug habit. A dark, funny, frightening, and above all authentic book about the toll the rock and roll lifestyle can take.\u003cbr\u003e--Scott Shriner, bass player for Weezer \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRob Roberge\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the novels \u003ci\u003eDrive \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eMore Than They Could Chew \u003c\/i\u003eand the short story collection \u003ci\u003eWorking Backwards from the Worst Moment of My Life\u003c\/i\u003e. He's the guitarist for the seminal punk band The Urinals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRob Roberge is the author of the novels DRIVE and MORE THAN THEY COULD CHEW and the short story collection WORKING BACKWARDS FROM THE WORST MOMENT OF MY LIFE. He's the guitarist for the seminal punk band The Urinals. He lives in the Southern California desert, near Los Angeles. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 290\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 09, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769897255200,"sku":"9781938604294","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/dbed2fb520f301ce1324b0de59ecf4c5.webp?v=1780359208","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-cost-of-living-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}