{"product_id":"lit","title":"Lit","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e -\u003ci\u003e The New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e -\u003ci\u003e Entertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e -\u003ci\u003e Time \u003c\/i\u003e -\u003ci\u003e Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e -\u003ci\u003e San Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e -\u003ci\u003e Chicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e -\u003ci\u003e Christian Science Monitor\u003c\/i\u003e -\u003ci\u003e Slate\u003c\/i\u003e -\u003ci\u003e St. Louise Post-Dispatch\u003c\/i\u003e -\u003ci\u003e Cleveland Plain Dealer \u003c\/i\u003e -\u003ci\u003e Seattle Times\u003c\/i\u003e - NBCC Award Finalist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMary Karr's unforgettable sequel to her beloved and bestselling memoirs \u003ci\u003eThe Liars' Club\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCherry\u003c\/i\u003e \"lassos you, hogties your emotions and won't let you go\" (Michiko Kakutani, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLit\u003c\/i\u003e is a riveting story of addiction and recovery about getting drunk and getting sober; becoming a mother by letting go of a mother; learning to write by learning to live. Written with Karr's relentless honesty, unflinching self-scrutiny, and irreverent, lacerating humor, this literary memoir is a truly electrifying story of how to grow up--as only Mary Karr can tell it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e calls \u003ci\u003eLit\u003c\/i\u003e a book that \"reminds us not only how compelling personal stories can be, but how, in the hands of a master, they can transmute into the highest art.\" \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e calls it \"a master class on the art of the memoir\" and Susan Cheever states, simply, that \u003ci\u003eLit\u003c\/i\u003e is \"the best book about being a woman in America I have read in years.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA landmark memoir about motherhood, faith, and the writer's life, \u003ci\u003eLit\u003c\/i\u003e explores: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eJourney to Sobriety: \u003c\/b\u003e From drunken nights on a back porch to the church basement meeting that changes everything, Karr chronicles her escape from alcoholism with unflinching candor.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMemoir about Motherhood: \u003c\/b\u003e The story of becoming a mother by letting go of a mother--a powerful look at breaking the cycle of family dysfunction and finding a new way to love.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Writer's Life: \u003c\/b\u003e A poet's transformation, this is a master class on how learning to live--and get sober--is essential to learning how to write.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFinding Faith: \u003c\/b\u003e The raw, unexpected, and often hilarious story of a reluctant convert finding her way from the Ivy League to a Catholic church, discovering a spiritual life she never thought possible.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51947915149543,"sku":"9780060596996","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0449\/4075\/5096\/files\/imageloader_a5c36450-fcc2-4dc6-949b-c91ba68096a8.jpg?v=1775503396","url":"https:\/\/arvidabookco.com\/products\/lit","provider":"Arvida Book Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}