{"product_id":"broken-people-9781335900999","title":"Broken People","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\"Sam Lansky has such a wondrous way with words.\"--Taylor Swift \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e*A Kaia Gerber Book Club Pick*\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eONE OF THE MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS OF THE YEAR\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eVogue, O, The Oprah Magazine, Parade, Library Journal, Harper's Bazaar\u003c\/em\u003e and more\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cstrong\u003eProfound and affecting.\"--Chloe Benjamin\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA groundbreaking, incandescent debut novel about coming to grips with the past and ourselves, for fans of Sally Rooney, Hanya Yanagihara and Garth Greenwell\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"He fixes everything that's wrong with you in three days.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the alluring promise that first hooks Sam when he overhears it at a party in the Hollywood Hills: the story of a globe-trotting master healer who claims to perform \"open-soul surgery\" on the emotionally damaged. And the shaman seems convincing--enough for neurotic, depressed Sam to sign up for a weekend under his care. But as Sam begins his slippery descent into the seductive world of modern mysticism, he'll be forced to reckon with his troubled past, his self-delusions and the very nature of what it means to be well.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt turns tender and acid, bracing and wise, Broken People is a dazzling modern parable about hope, faith and the stories we tell ourselves about who we are.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLansky, Sam:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Sam Lansky is the author of the critically acclaimed memoir \u003cem\u003eThe Gilded Razor \u003c\/em\u003eand the West Coast editor at \u003cem\u003eTime \u003c\/em\u003emagazine. He's written for \u003cem\u003eNew York \u003c\/em\u003emagazine, \u003cem\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eEsquire \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eOut\u003c\/em\u003e. He lives in Los Angeles, California. samlansky.com\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Hanover Square Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50567757922578,"sku":"9781335900999","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f3a65128-b472-4520-bf1b-be4674730100.jpg?v=1731928051","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/broken-people-9781335900999","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}