{"product_id":"the-worst-kind-of-want-paperback","title":"The Worst Kind of Want - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLiska Jacobs\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Dark, seductive . . . Noirish and sexy, this provocative novel explores what it's like to be a woman on the edge.\" --Adrienne Westenfeld, \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\" A] crispy biscotti of a novel . . . You'll feel indecent reading it in public.\" --Molly Young, \u003ci\u003eVulture\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA trip to Italy reignites a woman's desires to disastrous effect in this dark ode to womanhood, death, and sex\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo cool-headed, fastidious Pricilla Messing, Italy will be an escape, a brief glimpse of freedom from a life that's starting to feel like one long decline. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRescued from the bedside of her difficult mother, forty-something Cilla finds herself called away to Rome to keep an eye on her wayward teenage niece, Hannah. But after years of caregiving, babysitting is the last thing Cilla wants to do. Instead she throws herself into Hannah's youthful, heedless world--drinking, dancing, smoking--relishing the heady atmosphere of the Italian summer. After years of feeling used up and overlooked, Cilla feels like she's coming back to life. But being so close to Hannah brings up complicated memories, making Cilla restless and increasingly reckless, and a dangerous flirtation with a teenage boy soon threatens to send her into a tailspin. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith the sharp-edged insight of Ottessa Moshfegh and the taut seduction of Patricia Highsmith, \u003ci\u003eThe Worst Kind of Want \u003c\/i\u003eis a dark exploration of the inherent dangers of being a woman. In her unsettling follow-up to \u003ci\u003eCatalina\u003c\/i\u003e, Liska Jacobs again delivers hypnotic literary noir about a woman whose unruly desires and troubled past push her to the brink of disaster.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLiska Jacobs is the author of \u003ci\u003eCatalina\u003c\/i\u003e, and her essays and short fiction have appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Rumpus, \u003c\/i\u003ethe \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLiterary Hub\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Millions\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Hairpin\u003c\/i\u003e, among other publications. She holds an MFA from the University of California, Riverside.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.9 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 20, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769301958944,"sku":"9781250758194","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/fe846099e8668c2f3f1b1c80082286f6.webp?v=1780345513","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-worst-kind-of-want-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}