{"product_id":"the-life-and-death-of-sophie-stark-9780399184475","title":"The Life and Death of Sophie Stark","description":"\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2016 Lambda Literary Award for Bisexual Fiction\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"I read \u003ci\u003eThe Life and Death of Sophie Stark\u003c\/i\u003e with my heart in my mouth. Not only a dissection of genius and the havoc it can wreak, but also a thunderously good story.\"\u003cb\u003e--Emma Donoghue, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eRoom\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This novel is perceptive, subtle, funny and lingers in unexpected ways. The analysis of a woman who puts her art above all else is equal parts inspiration and warning story. Anna North makes prose look easy.\"\u003cb\u003e--Lena Dunham\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWho is Sophie Stark? A brilliant filmmaker, a lover, a wife, a friend, a traitor. A troubled misfit who becomes a star, at great cost to the people who love her and, ultimately, to herself. Gripping and provocative, \u003ci\u003eThe Life and Death of Sophie Stark \u003c\/i\u003eis a story of the power of art to transform lives and to destroy them, and of an artist's drive to create something greater than herself, even if it means sacrificing everything--and everyone--she loves.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Anna North\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Blue Rider Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/14\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780399184475\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnna North \u003c\/b\u003eis a graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop, and her writing has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle, The Atlantic, Glimmer Train, Nautilus, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSalon\u003c\/i\u003e; on Jezebel and BuzzFeed; and in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, where she is a staff editor. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eAmerica Pacifica\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Life and Death of Sophie Stark\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBog Queen.\u003c\/i\u003e She lives in Brooklyn, New York.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Anna North \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47659155980445,"sku":"9780399184475","price":40.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_e33b0762-3b05-4983-bf59-e89663c98c92.jpg?v=1771351761","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-life-and-death-of-sophie-stark-9780399184475","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}