{"product_id":"cruel-beautiful-world-9781616207373","title":"Cruel Beautiful World","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A seductive page-turner that ripples with an undercurrent of suspense.\" --The Boston Globe \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A seamless triumph of storytelling.\" --Gail Godwin, author of Flora \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Leavitt's new novel, \u003ci\u003eDays of Wonder, \u003c\/i\u003eis coming April 23, 2024. Pre-order now! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e It's 1969, and sixteen-year-old Lucy is about to run away with a much older man to live off the grid in rural Pennsylvania, a rash act that will have frightening repercussions for both her and her older sister, Charlotte. As Lucy's default caretaker for most of their lives, Charlotte has always been burdened by having to be the responsible one, but never more so than when Lucy's dream of a rural paradise turns into a nightmare. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With precise, haunting prose and indelible characters, Cruel Beautiful World examines the infinitesimal distance between seduction and love, loyalty and duty, and most of all, tells a universal story of sisterhood and the complicated legacy of family. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Absorbing.\" --The New York Times Book Review \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Captivating.\"--Los Angeles Times \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Engrossing.\" --People \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Page-turning suspense.\" --New York Journal of Books \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Riveting.\" --Marie Claire \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Marvelous.\"--The National Book Review \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Hauntingly brilliant.\" --Coastal Living \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Gripping and suspenseful.\" --BookPage \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Moving.\" --The Washington Post \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCaroline Leavitt \u003c\/b\u003eis the award-winning author of twelve novels, including the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003ePictures of You \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eIs This Tomorrow\u003c\/i\u003e. A book critic for \u003ci\u003ePeople \u003c\/i\u003emagazine\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003eher essays, articles and stories have been included in \u003ci\u003eNew York\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, \"Modern Love\" in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSalon\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Daily Beast\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. The recipient of a New York Foundation of the Arts Award for Fiction and a Sundance Screenwriters Lab finalist, she is also the co-founder of \u003ci\u003eA Mighty Blaze\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Algonquin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50676605681938,"sku":"9781616207373","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_638ca01e-0af8-4928-a829-ca1f8050645f.jpg?v=1733884073","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/cruel-beautiful-world-9781616207373","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}