{"product_id":"blue-suburbia-almost-a-memoir-9780060565633","title":"Blue Suburbia: Almost a Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlue Suburbia\u003c\/em\u003e is a searing memoir so fresh, original, and honest that it will break your heart and renew your faith in the human spirit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith each spare stroke of her pen, Laurie Lico Albanese paints a vivid portrait of the blue-collar landscape of her childhood -- rusted swing sets, auto body shops, greasy hands, home improvements -- taking readers along for the wild, treacherous ride that leads to her escape. Her mother may stand silently at the sink year after year, or lie in the basement weeping, but Albanese is determined to flee the deadening certainty of her parents' lives. Her story does not disappoint us.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy turns haunting, hilarious, tragic, and romantic, \u003cem\u003eBlue Suburbia\u003c\/em\u003e is the chronicle of a determined young woman who overcomes family limitations, socio-economic obstacles, and personal fears to build a happy -- and blessedly ordinary -- life. Written entirely in free verse, \u003cem\u003eBlue Suburbia\u003c\/em\u003e's cadence is a steady, rhythmic heartbeat, pulsing with pain, rebellion, love, and triumph. This is the story many of us might tell, if we had the courage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Laurie Albanese\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/16\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 205\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.58lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.06h x 5.26w x 0.65d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780060565633\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/02\/2004 pg. 73\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooksense '76 Mar\/Apr_2004\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2004 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/19\/2004 pg. 70\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2004 pg. 111\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlbanese, Laurie:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLaurie Albanese is the author of the novel \u003cem\u003eLynelle by the Sea\u003c\/em\u003e and the memoir \u003cem\u003eBlue Suburbia\u003c\/em\u003e, which was named a Book Sense Best Book of the Year and was an \u003cem\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e Editor's Choice selection. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40110175027315,"sku":"9.78006E+12","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_429f39aa-047b-40e4-9d26-5b63cfc0f002.jpg?v=1653401726","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/blue-suburbia-almost-a-memoir-9780060565633","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}