{"product_id":"emma-who-saved-my-life-9780312191184","title":"Emma Who Saved My Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA big, funny, engaging, unsentimental and sometimes even wise book...Delightful.\"--\u003ci\u003eNew York Post\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eLookaway, Lookaway \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWilton Barnhardt's novel of coming of age in New York City brims with energy, surprise, irresistible humor, and the heady rush of youth. Its hero, Gil Freeman, a midwestern aspiring actor, comes to the city in search of stardom--but instead encounters the perils of Alphabet City, the desperation of off-off-off-Broadway theater...and the exhilarating, exasperating, absolutely unique Emma, around whom his life comes to turn. Charming and engaging, quintessentially American, \u003ci\u003eEmma Who Saved My Life\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the extraordinary fiction debuts of our time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilton Barnhardt is the author of three other novels: \u003ci\u003e Gospel\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eShow World\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLookaway, Lookaway\u003c\/i\u003e. A native of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, he teaches fiction in the master of fine arts in creative writing program at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, where he lives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Picador USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50460114321682,"sku":"9780312191184","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_999d51e0-2170-43b9-9c98-2e445f303d46.jpg?v=1730028092","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/emma-who-saved-my-life-9780312191184","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}