{"product_id":"wasted-beauty-9780743235884","title":"Wasted Beauty","description":"\u003cb\u003eWith his dark wit and corrosive dialogue, Eric Bogosian tells a powerful and emotionally wrenching tale of two lovers who form a mesmerizing and destructive bond while trying to evade the looming failure of their respective lives.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eReba runs away from her shabby and desolate rural community for the lure of New York City. Her tall and awkward frame lands her work modeling, but she is not prepared for the glamorous, drug-fueled life of a celebrated mannequin. After a series of painful relationships, she sees hope and an exit toward stability and sanity in the man who saves her brother's life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis man is Rick, a successful SoHo general practitioner with a warm family and an idyllic life that has left him restless and hollow. He doesn't take Reba seriously until he finds himself so enmeshed in her beauty that he risks losing everything--his home, his children and his beloved wife. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMaster monologist and author of the acclaimed \u003ci\u003eMall\u003c\/i\u003e returns with a sprawling novel of urban desperation and desire that brings to mind the winding narratives of Tom Wolfe salted with the dark urges of Philip Roth. \u003ci\u003eWasted Beauty\u003c\/i\u003e is Bogosian's enthralling journey through the high life of drugs and fashion celebrity, middle-class guilt and sexual obsession.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/03\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780743235884\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.56h x 5.82w x 1.04d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2005 pg. 83\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIngram Advance\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2005 pg. 82\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2005 pg. 94\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/16\/2005 pg. 60\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/26\/2005 pg. 18\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/15\/2005 pg. 65\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/15\/2005 pg. 72\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/07\/2005 pg. 48\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2005 pg. 1101\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Eric Bogosian","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51474178932917,"sku":"9780743235884","price":20.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_65c35c65-ac28-463b-b7f2-b80bda9fd284.jpg?v=1754405105","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/wasted-beauty-9780743235884","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}