{"product_id":"a-cigarette-lit-backwards-9781419762895","title":"A Cigarette Lit Backwards","description":"\u003cb\u003eSet in the punk-rock scene of the early 2000s and vibrating with the intense ache of bad choices and deep longing, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Cigarette Lit Backwards\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eis a needle-sharp portrait of a young woman and how far she'll go to find acceptance.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eBustle \u003c\/i\u003eMost-Anticipated Book of the Month\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Kat is dying to be accepted by the North Carolina punks; she is totally desperate to seem cool. At a punk show, she ends up backstage with a rock star and gets noticed by a photojournalist. And then--a dream come true for Kat--her reputation as a groupie icon skyrockets. But to maintain this notoriety, Kat makes a series of devastating choices, and soon enough, she becomes unrecognizable to herself and others. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Cigarette Lit Backwards \u003c\/i\u003eis a sometimes funny, often brutally honest novel about ambition and self-discovery and how a world of glamour and cool exerts its bold and breathless pull. In prose that seduces, glitters, and exhilarates, Tea Hacic-Vlahovic has written a novel that is both a wild party and a somber reckoning, consolidating her status as a thrilling and essential new voice for our time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A perfect coming-of-age story--with a perfect soundtrack--that walks the fragile in-between of finding out who you are and trying not to let other people decide for you. Welcome to the party room.\" --Brendan Jay Sullivan, author of \u003ci\u003eRivington was Ours: Lady Gaga, the Lower East Side, and the Prime of Our Lives\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTea Hacic-Vlahovic\u003c\/b\u003e is a Croatian American writer based in Los Angeles and author of the novel \u003ci\u003eLife of the Party\u003c\/i\u003e. Previously a columnist for \u003ci\u003eVice\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWired\u003c\/i\u003e Italy and contributing editor of \u003ci\u003eWonderland\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, she's the society columnist for \u003ci\u003eSpike\u003c\/i\u003e art magazine and contributes to \u003ci\u003eColumbia Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDazed\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAutre\u003c\/i\u003e, and others. She is the host of the \u003ci\u003eTroie Radicali\u003c\/i\u003e podcast and the founder of \u003ci\u003eStai Zitta \u003c\/i\u003emagazine. \u003ci\u003eA Cigarette Lit Backwards\u003c\/i\u003e is her second novel. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Harry N. Abrams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50388245545234,"sku":"9781419762895","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a984233b-51a8-4647-86e2-20d86675111e.jpg?v=1728895144","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-cigarette-lit-backwards-9781419762895","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}