{"product_id":"books-chronic-city-by-jonathan-lethem","title":"Chronic City","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA searing and wildly entertaining love letter to New York City from the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eMotherless Brooklyn\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFortress of Solitude\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChase Insteadman, former child television star, has a new role in life--permanent guest on the Upper East Side dinner party circuit, where he is consigned to talk about his astronaut fianc e, Janice Trumbull, who is trapped on a circling Space Station. A chance encounter collides Chase with Perkus Tooth, a wily pop culture guru with a vicious conspiratorial streak and the best marijuana in town. Despite their disparate backgrounds and trajectories Chase and Perkus discover they have a lot in common, including a cast of friends from all walks of life in Manhattan. Together and separately they attempt to define the indefinable, and enter into a quest for the most elusive of things: truth and authenticity in a city where everything has a price. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFull of dark humor and dazzling writing --\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e ","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53675345510673,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780385518635.jpg?v=1781539825","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-au\/products\/books-chronic-city-by-jonathan-lethem","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}