{"product_id":"the-pure-lover-a-memoir-of-grief-paperback","title":"The Pure Lover: A Memoir of Grief - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Plante\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Pure Lover \u003c\/i\u003eis David Plante's elegy to his beloved Nikos Stangos, their forty-year life together, and its tragic end. Written in vivid fragments that, like the pieces of a mosaic, come together into a glimmering whole, it shows us both the wild nature of grief and the intimate conversation that is love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Plante\u003c\/b\u003e has published more than a dozen novels, including \u003ci\u003eThe Family, The Woods, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Country, \u003c\/i\u003e as well as the nonfiction books \u003ci\u003eDifficult Women \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eAmerican Ghosts.\u003c\/i\u003e His work has appeared in many periodicals, including \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eParis Review, \u003c\/i\u003eand has been nominated for a National Book Award. \u003ci\u003eThe Pure Lover \u003c\/i\u003ewas a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award and the Randy Shilts Publishing Triangle Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.39 x 8.4 x 5.42 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 26, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757666173216,"sku":"9780807006207","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/4f520f647e6611c0c97caf611f142a56.webp?v=1780108285","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-pure-lover-a-memoir-of-grief-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}