{"product_id":"venus-drive-9780312429607","title":"Venus Drive","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn intense, mordantly funny collection of short fiction from the author of \u003ci\u003eHome\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e Land\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Ask\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA man with an \"old soul\" finds himself at a Times Square peep show, looking for more than just a little action. A young man goes into some serious regression after finding his deceased mother's stash of morphine. A group of summer-camp sadists return to the scene of the crime. Sam Lipsyte's brutally funny narratives tread morally ambiguous terrain, where desperate characters stumble over hope, or sometimes merely stumble. Written with ferocious wit and surprising empathy, \u003ci\u003eVenus Drive\u003c\/i\u003e is a potent collection of stories from \"a wickedly gifted writer\" (Robert Stone).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Picador paperback edition includes an excerpt from \u003ci\u003eThe Ask\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martins Press-3PL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/02\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780312429607\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 170\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.36lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.47w x 0.48d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/28\/2010 pg. 22\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Sam Lipsyte","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36635886223516,"sku":"9780312429607","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_271d98c3-773f-420c-bba0-a33a935b40b3.jpg?v=1603840799","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/venus-drive-9780312429607","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}