{"product_id":"the-price-of-illusion-a-memoir-paperback","title":"The Price of Illusion: A Memoir - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoan Juliet Buck\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Joan Juliet Buck, former editor-in-chief of \u003ci\u003eVogue Paris \u003c\/i\u003eand \"one of the most compelling personalities in the world of style\" (\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e) comes her dazzling, compulsively readable memoir: a fabulous account of four decades spent in the creative heart of London, New York, Los Angeles, and Paris--\"If you loved \u003ci\u003eThe Devil Wears Prada\u003c\/i\u003e, you'll adore \u003ci\u003eThe Price of Illusion\u003c\/i\u003e\" (\u003ci\u003eElle\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a book as rich and dramatic as the life she's led, Joan Juliet Buck takes us into the splendid illusions of film, fashion, and fame to reveal, in stunning, sensual prose, the truth behind the artifice. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The only child of a volatile movie producer betrayed by his dreams, she became a magazine journalist at nineteen to reflect and record the high life she'd been brought up in, a choice that led her into a hall of mirrors where she was both magician and dupe. After a career writing for \u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e, she was named the first American woman to edit \u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eParis\u003c\/i\u003e. The vivid adventures of this thoughtful, incisive writer at the hub of dreams across two continents over fifty years are hilarious and heartbreaking. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Including a spectacular cast of carefully observed legends, monsters, and stars (just look at the index!), this is the moving account of a remarkable woman's rocky passage through glamour and passion, filial duty and family madness, in search of her true self.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.3 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 07, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760690135328,"sku":"9781476762951","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d2f9cf070b39e96646bc0d3dbd91ef3d.webp?v=1780186991","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-price-of-illusion-a-memoir-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}