{"product_id":"the-burning-girl-paperback","title":"The Burning Girl - 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\u003eClaire Messud\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJulia and Cassie have been friends since nursery school. They have shared everything, including their desire to escape the stifling limitations of their birthplace, the quiet town of Royston, Massachusetts. But as the two girls enter adolescence, their paths diverge and Cassie sets out on a journey that will put her life in danger and shatter her oldest friendship. \u003cem\u003eThe Burning Girl\u003c\/em\u003e is a complex examination of the stories we tell ourselves about youth and friendship, and straddles, expertly, childhood's imaginary worlds and painful adult reality--crafting a true, immediate portrait of female adolescence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClaire Messud, one of our finest novelists, is as accomplished at weaving a compelling fictional world as she is at asking the big questions: To what extent can we know ourselves and others? What are the stories we create to comprehend our lives and relationships? Brilliantly mixing fable and coming-of-age tale, \u003cem\u003eThe Burning Girl\u003c\/em\u003e gets to the heart of these matters in an absolutely irresistible way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Burning Girl\u003c\/em\u003e was named one of the best books of the year by the \u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eVogue\u003c\/em\u003e, NPR, \u003cem\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTown \u0026amp; Country\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eRefinery29\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eLiterary Hub\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 05, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44301619658854,"sku":"9780393356052","price":23.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/dnc1ZGpTZ2tuZjFrTS85U3RLb05PQT09.webp?v=1767434129","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-burning-girl-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}