{"product_id":"what-weve-lost-is-nothing-9781476725208","title":"What We've Lost Is Nothing","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn her \"keenly observed\" (\u003ci\u003eStar Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e, Minneapolis) debut, Rachel Louise Snyder, author of the memoir \u003ci\u003eWomen We Buried, Women We Burned \u003c\/i\u003eand the award-winning \u003ci\u003eNo Visible Bruises\u003c\/i\u003e, chronicles the twenty-four hours following a mass burglary in a Chicago suburb and the suspicions, secrets, and prejudices that surface in its wake.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNestled on the edge of Chicago's gritty west side, Oak Park is a suburb in flux. To the west, theaters and shops frame posh houses designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. To the east lies a neighborhood still recovering from urban decline. In the center of the community sits Ilios Lane, a pristine cul-de-sac dotted with quiet homes that bridge the surrounding extremes of wealth and poverty. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn the first warm day in April, Mary Elizabeth McPherson, a lifelong resident of Ilios Lane, skips school with her friend Sofia. As the two experiment with a heavy dose of ecstasy in Mary Elizabeth's dining room, a series of home invasions rocks their neighborhood. At first the community is determined to band together, but rising suspicions soon threaten to destroy the world they were attempting to create. Filtered through a vibrant pinwheel of characters, Snyder's tour de force evokes the heightened tension of a community on edge as it builds towards an explosive conclusion. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIncisive and panoramic, \u003ci\u003eWhat We've Lost Is Nothing\u003c\/i\u003e illuminates the evolving relationship between American cities and their suburbs, the hidden prejudices that can threaten a way of life, and the redemptive power of tolerance in a community torn asunder. \"Ideas abound in this thoughtful story, a demonstration of the author's years of experience as a community organizer. \u003ci\u003eWhat We've Lost Is Nothing\u003c\/i\u003e has the stamp of authenticity\" (\u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRachel Louise Snyder is the author of the memoir \u003ci\u003eWomen We Buried, Women We Burned\u003c\/i\u003e; the novel \u003ci\u003eWhat We've Lost Is Nothing\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003e Fugitive Denim\u003c\/i\u003e; and\u003ci\u003e No Visible Bruises\u003c\/i\u003e, a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eTop Ten Book of the Year, winner of the J. Anthony Lukas Work-in-Progress Award, the Hillman Prize, and the Helen Bernstein Book Award, and finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Prize, and Kirkus Award. Her work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSlate\u003c\/i\u003e, and elsewhere. A 2020-2021 Guggenheim Fellow, Snyder lives in Washington, DC, where she is an associate professor of creative writing and journalism at American University.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Scribner Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50504615854354,"sku":"9781476725208","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f23bc704-6b5c-4aef-9128-56b4ec554ea6.jpg?v=1730823667","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/what-weve-lost-is-nothing-9781476725208","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}