{"product_id":"lit-book-mary-karr-9780060596996","title":"Lit","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e * \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e * \u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e * \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e * \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e * \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e * \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e * \u003ci\u003eChristian Science Monitor\u003c\/i\u003e * \u003ci\u003eSlate\u003c\/i\u003e * \u003ci\u003eSt. Louise Post-Dispatch\u003c\/i\u003e * \u003ci\u003eCleveland Plain Dealer\u003c\/i\u003e * \u003ci\u003eSeattle Times\u003c\/i\u003e * NBCC Award Finalist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMary Karr's unforgettable sequel to her beloved and bestselling memoirs \u003ci\u003eThe Liars' Club\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCherry\u003c\/i\u003e \"lassos you, hogties your emotions and won't let you go\" (Michiko Kakutani, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLit\u003c\/i\u003e is a riveting story of addiction and recovery about getting drunk and getting sober; becoming a mother by letting go of a mother; learning to write by learning to live. Written with Karr's relentless honesty, unflinching self-scrutiny, and irreverent, lacerating humor, this literary memoir is a truly electrifying story of how to grow up--as only Mary Karr can tell it.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e calls \u003ci\u003eLit\u003c\/i\u003e a book that \"reminds us not only how compelling personal stories can be, but how, in the hands of a master, they can transmute into the highest art.\" \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e calls it \"a master class on the art of the memoir\" and Susan Cheever states, simply, that \u003ci\u003eLit\u003c\/i\u003e is \"the best book about being a woman in America I have read in years.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA landmark memoir about motherhood, faith, and the writer's life, \u003ci\u003eLit\u003c\/i\u003e explores:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eJourney to Sobriety:\u003c\/b\u003e From drunken nights on a back porch to the church basement meeting that changes everything, Karr chronicles her escape from alcoholism with unflinching candor.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMemoir about Motherhood:\u003c\/b\u003e The story of becoming a mother by letting go of a mother--a powerful look at breaking the cycle of family dysfunction and finding a new way to love.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Writer's Life:\u003c\/b\u003e A poet's transformation, this is a master class on how learning to live--and get sober--is essential to learning how to write.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFinding Faith:\u003c\/b\u003e The raw, unexpected, and often hilarious story of a reluctant convert finding her way from the Ivy League to a Catholic church, discovering a spiritual life she never thought possible.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49599289557265,"sku":"CIN0060596996G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49899536122129,"sku":"CIN0060596996VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49921257341201,"sku":"GOR002449042","price":6.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49922714435857,"sku":"GOR003060815","price":6.6,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":50101351514385,"sku":"CIN0060596996A","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ LIKE_NEW \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50161237655825,"sku":"GOR010228278","price":6.6,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ WELL_READ \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50500996956433,"sku":"GOR008876111","price":5.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":50983023804689,"sku":"NIN9780060596996","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0060596996.jpg?v=1751100119","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-gb\/products\/lit-book-mary-karr-9780060596996","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}