{"product_id":"kara-was-here-9781593765330","title":"Kara Was Here","description":"Brad Mitchell's life is falling apart. His marriage is in limbo. The woman he thought he would marry, Kara, died from an overdose. An old friend keeps trying to convince him that Kara was actually murdered. And he has started to see double. Literally. When Kara--or, rather, her ghost--returns to Brad, his past and present blur into a fog. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eKara Was Here\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of a failed actress whose life and sudden death are only partially understood; her teenage sister, Gwen, who starts taking dangerous steps into Kara's secret world; Kara's college friend, Margot, who went from being the football team's sexy secret weapon to the solitary proprietress of a baked goods business; and Kara's one-time lover, Brad, who stands with one foot in the past and one foot in an increasingly uncertain future. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the spirit of Clare Messud's \u003ci\u003eThe Emperor's Children\u003c\/i\u003e or Hannah Pittard's \u003ci\u003eThe Fates Will Find Their Way\u003c\/i\u003e, Conescu's novel is at once a mystery about the dangers of aging into adulthood, an exploration of truth and perception, and a story about the ways we keep those we love with us--the people we've lost, the people we no longer see, and the people we used to be.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Soft Skull\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/15\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781593765330\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.07h x 6.06w x 0.84d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/12\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2013 pg. 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/12\/2013\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"William Conescu","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52197242699957,"sku":"9781593765330","price":15.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_e05c040d-fc7a-4983-b772-267ee4f46663.jpg?v=1769622731","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/kara-was-here-9781593765330","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}