{"product_id":"the-kindest-use-a-knife-9780006552390","title":"The Kindest Use a Knife","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the author of 'Twelve', the story of a tangled, obsessive friendship.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGifted, magnetic, a virtuoso with a short temper, Lee defies his background to win a scholarship to the prestigious Cabresi academy of music. James - richer, less gifted and less charismatic - leeches onto the teenage prodigy to feed off his fame and genius, and to bask in Lee's reflected glory. Slowly, stealthily, James fuels Lee's increasing need for women and illicit substances, the better to pull the strings, keep him close.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWatching all of this is Peter, whose conversations with Lee call into question Lee's tangled relationship with James. Peter appears uniquely placed to present a clear picture of this obsessive, increasingly destructive friendship. Gradually, he reveals the truth behind their power struggle, and the events that led to Lee's tragic, drug-fuelled death...\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGripping and lean, considered and powerful, Vanessa Jones's darkly brilliant second novel confirms the arrival of a bright British talent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Flamingo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/17\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780006552390\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.32lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.82h x 6.22w x 0.49d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2003 pg. 1289\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Vanessa Jones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44033744634037,"sku":"9780006552390","price":6.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_13a3ae7f-781e-4289-9fbb-396dd46809ee.jpg?v=1713885528","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-kindest-use-a-knife-9780006552390","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}