{"product_id":"love-invents-us-9780375750229","title":"Love Invents Us","description":"\u003cb\u003eA sharp and funny, rueful, and uncompromisingly real \u003cb\u003etale of growing up--from \u003cb\u003eNational Book Award finalist Amy Bloom\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA chubby girl with smudged pink harlequin glasses and a habit of stealing Heath Bars from the local five-and-dime, Elizabeth Taube is the only child of parents whose indifference to her is the one sure thing in her life. When her search for love and attention leads her into the arms of her junior-high-school English teacher, things begin to get complicated. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd even her friend Mrs. Hill, a nearly blind, elderly black woman, can't protect her when real love\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003eexhilarating, passionate, heartbreaking\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003eenters her life in the gorgeous shape of Huddie Lester. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith her finely honed style and her unflinching sensibility, Bloom shows us how profoundly the forces of love and desire can shape a life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/27\/1998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780375750229\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.53lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.12h x 5.21w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/22\/1998 pg. 32\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Amy Bloom","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43838658150581,"sku":"9780375750229","price":14.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_de64cf09-104f-4d8a-83bf-9888a554c2d7.jpg?v=1712026819","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/love-invents-us-9780375750229","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}