{"product_id":"the-brutal-language-of-love-9781416592716","title":"The Brutal Language of Love","description":"Alicia Erian's characters are brave, disarming, affectionate, and deeply flawed. They inhabit the not-so-very-wide space between a good intention and a bad outcome. In Alcatraz, we meet a middle-school spelling champion who spends her afternoons taking baths with the boy next door. In Almonds and Cherries, a young woman turns an unexpectedly arousing bra-shopping experience into a short film, with ramifications for everyone around her. In On the Occasion of My Ruination, a college-bound student plots to lose her virginity to a pizza parlor waiter. \u003ci\u003eThe Brutal Language of Love\u003c\/i\u003e challenges traditional notions of right and wrong with what has become Erian's signature -- an achingly stylish humor and a deep understanding of the brutal truth about human nature. These surprising, provocative, and deeply resonant stories marked the emergence of a major talent\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/15\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781416592716\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 207\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.37h x 5.67w x 0.59d","brand":"Alicia Erian","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36649882747036,"sku":"9781416592716","price":13.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_2b60289f-5163-4467-bdd1-f49290612073.jpg?v=1603873949","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-brutal-language-of-love-9781416592716","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}