{"product_id":"look-im-gone-paperback","title":"Look, I'm Gone - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames Howard Kunstler\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNovember, 1963, the week before Thanksgiving. Twelve-year-old \u003cstrong\u003eJeff Greenaway\u003c\/strong\u003e, recently exiled from Manhattan to Ponsonby Hall, a New Hampshire prep school \"for boys who behaved badly,\" wins big in a clandestine poker game. The next day, President John F. Kennedy is murdered in Dallas. The Ponsonby boys are sent home early by train for the holiday - and the president's funeral. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBack at home with his parents on East 79\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Street, and restless over the tragic events playing out on TV, Jeff ventures out into the city on his own, an explorer in the underbelly of Times Square and its colorful denizens. He falls hard for the teenage ingenue Kathy Kaine, star of the Broadway hit \u003cem\u003eThe Wayward Family Singers\u003c\/em\u003e, who lives unsupervised in the historic Bomoseen Hotel uptown. It's a first romance for him, but not for her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnable to swallow the official story about JFK's assassination, he stakes out the Russian Mission to the United Nations on 68\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Street and Park Avenue, taunting the KBG goons who guard the entrance until Ambassador Zorin himself takes Jeff for a mind-bending ride into Central Park to explain how the world really works.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThroughout his week of romance and international intrigue, Jeff becomes immersed in the world-changing novel, \u003cem\u003eThe Catcher in the Rye\u003c\/em\u003e, and is finally driven to run away from the city, determined to meet J.D. Salinger, the book's reclusive author, who he finds back in New Hampshire - not far from Ponsonby Hall. As a blizzard sweeps through the state, \"Jerry\" Salinger is trapped in his farmhouse debating Hindu religion with Jeff Greenaway, a disciple of Salinger's own troubled, epic creation, Holden Caulfield.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet against the crackle of AM radios, Times Square dives, Park Avenue penthouses, and the uneasy hush that followed November 22, 1963, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLook, I'm Gone\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is a razor-witted, big-hearted coming-of-age tale that captures the very moment America - and one smart-mouthed boy - lost their innocence. The novel seamlessly blends historical fiction, social satire, and teenage rebellion into an unforgettable journey from the Gothic rituals of prep-school to the vibrant, yet perilous, streets of mid-1960s Manhattan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 298\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.74 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44379540914278,"sku":"9781952685972","price":30.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/zMD7T9kl0X9781952685972.webp?v=1768921614","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/look-im-gone-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}