{"product_id":"the-girls-of-usually-9780578833118","title":"The Girls of Usually","description":"\u003cp\u003eLori Horvitz grew up ashamed of her Eastern European Jewish roots, confused about her sexuality, and idolizing the \"shiksa in her living room,\" a blonde all-American girl whose photo came in a double frame and was displayed next to a family photo from a bar mitzvah. Unable to join the \"happy blonde families,\" she becomes a \"hippie chick\" who travels the world in search of ... something. \u003cem\u003eThe Girls of Usually\u003c\/em\u003e chronicles each trip, each romance, each experiment in reinventing herself that draws her closer to discovering the secret door through which she can escape from deep-rooted patterns and accept her own cultural, ethnic, and sexual identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHorvitz, Lori:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Lori Horvitz' writing has appeared in a variety of journals and anthologies, including Epiphany, Redivider, South Dakota Review, Hobart, Chattahoochee Review, The Guardian, and Hotel Amerika. She has been awarded writing fellowships from Yaddo, Ragdale, Brush Creek, Cottages at Hedgebrook, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, and Blue Mountain Center. Professor of English at UNC Asheville, Horvitz received a PhD in English from SUNY at Albany, and an MFA in Creative Writing from Brooklyn College.","brand":"Lori Horvitz","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50861552140562,"sku":"9780578833118","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e7f8d00c-c3bf-43cd-9538-12099e5038ab.jpg?v=1737597719","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-girls-of-usually-9780578833118","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}