{"product_id":"the-book-of-dahlia-9780743291309","title":"The Book of Dahlia","description":"From the author of the critically acclaimed story collection \u003ci\u003eHow This Night Is Different\u003c\/i\u003e comes a dark, arresting, fearlessly funny story of one young woman's terminal illness. In \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Dahlia\u003c\/i\u003e, Elisa Albert walks a dazzling line between gravitas and irreverence, mining an exhilarating blend of skepticism and curiosity, compassion and candor, high and low culture. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Meet Dahlia Finger: twenty-nine, depressed, whip-smart, occasionally affable, bracingly honest, resolutely single, and perennially unemployed. She spends her days stoned in front of the TV, watching the same movies repeatedly, like a form of prayer. But Dahlia's so-called life is upended by an aggressive, inoperable brain tumor. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Stunned and uncomprehending, Dahlia must work toward reluctant emotional reckoning with the aid of a questionable self-help guide. She obsessively revisits the myriad heartbreaks, disappointments, rages, and regrets that comprise the story of her life -- from her parents' haphazard Israeli courtship to her kibbutz conception; from the role of beloved daughter and little sister to that of abandoned, suicidal adolescent; from an affluent childhood in Los Angeles to an aimless existence in the gentrified wilds of Brooklyn; from a girl with options to a girl with none -- convinced that cancer struck because she herself is somehow at fault. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With her take-no-prisoners perspective, her depressive humor, and her extreme vulnerability, Dahlia Finger is an unforgettable anti-heroine. This staggering portrait of one young woman's life and death confirms Elisa Albert as a witty, incisive (\u003ci\u003eVariety\u003c\/i\u003e) and even wonder-inducing writer (\u003ci\u003eTime Out New York\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Free Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/10\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780743291309\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.42h x 5.60w x 0.70d","brand":"Elisa Albert","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36641456291996,"sku":"9780743291309","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_27af9823-25a5-437c-8439-1a34c8614ce3.jpg?v=1603853571","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-book-of-dahlia-9780743291309","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}