{"product_id":"social-creature-paperback","title":"Social Creature - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTara Isabella Burton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of the Best Books of the Year: \u003cbr\u003eJanet Maslin, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVulture\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNPR \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eSocial Creature\u003c\/i\u003e is a wicked original with echoes of the greats (Patricia Highsmith, Gillian Flynn).\" --Janet Maslin, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor readers of Gillian Flynn and Donna Tartt, a dark, propulsive and addictive debut thriller, splashed with all the glitz and glitter of New York City. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThey go through both bottles of champagne right there on the High Line, with nothing but the stars over them... They drink and Lavinia tells Louise about all the places they will go together, when they finish their stories, when they are both great writers-to Paris and to Rome and to Trieste...\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eLavinia will never go. She is going to die soon. \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLouise has nothing. Lavinia has everything. After a chance encounter, the two spiral into an intimate, intense, and possibly toxic friendship. A \u003ci\u003eTalented Mr. Ripley\u003c\/i\u003e for the digital age, this seductive story takes a classic tale of obsession and makes it irresistibly new.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTARA ISABELLA BURTON\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer of fiction and non-fiction. Winner of the Shiva Naipaul Memorial Prize for Travel Writing, she completed her doctorate in 19th century French literature and theology at the University of Oxford and is a prodigious travel writer, short story writer and essayist for\u003ci\u003e National Geographic, The Wall Street Journal, The Economist's 1843 \u003c\/i\u003eand more. She is the former Religion Correspondent for Vox, lives in New York, and divides her time between the Upper East Side and Tbilisi, Georgia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 7.9 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 18, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42687914246207,"sku":"9780525436416","price":19.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/0147f964d747413d8dbe198346e49ca7.webp?v=1764980240","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/social-creature-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}