{"product_id":"the-effect-of-living-backwards-9780425198179","title":"The Effect of Living Backwards","description":"\u003cb\u003eFollowing her acclaimed debut, \u003ci\u003eThe Mineral Palace\u003c\/i\u003e, Heidi Julavits presents a quirky, compelling novel about two sisters, a bizarre event, and the elusive nature of truth--a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDoes Alice really hate her sister, or is that love? Was she really enrolled in grad school, or was that an elaborate hoax? Is this really a hijacking, or is it merely the effect of living backwards? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Heidi Julavits--no stranger to edgy, dark topics--takes liberties with conventional notions of hijacking and hostages, weaving humor in a zingy and brainy spectrum...If you can take successive shots of wit with gulps of moral inquisition, then this fine book is for you.\"--\u003ci\u003eMilwaukee Journal Sentinel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/07\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780425198179\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.68lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.04h x 5.20w x 0.99d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/17\/2004 pg. 26\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Heidi Julavits","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44870623854773,"sku":"9780425198179","price":20.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_d52ead30-b760-4774-a5ab-853422bc5869.jpg?v=1733240771","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-effect-of-living-backwards-9780425198179","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}