{"product_id":"marlena","title":"Marlena","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA National Book Critics Circle Leonard Prize Finalist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLonglisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed a Best Book of the Year by \u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBuzzFeed\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Esquire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHarper's Bazaar\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e NPR\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNYLON\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHuffington Post, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChosen for the Book of the Month Club, Nylon Book Club, and Belletrist Book Club\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed an Indie Next Pick and a \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eBarnes and Noble Discover Pick \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEverything about fifteen-year-old Cat's new town in rural Michigan is lonely and off-kilter until she meets her neighbor, the manic, beautiful, pill-popping Marlena. Cat is quickly drawn into Marlena's orbit and as she catalogues a litany of firsts--first drink, first cigarette, first kiss, first pill--Marlena's habits harden and calcify. Within a year, Marlena is dead, drowned in six inches of icy water in the woods nearby. Now, decades later, Cat must try again to move on, even as the memory of Marlena calls her back. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTold in a haunting dialogue between past and present, \u003ci\u003eMarlena \u003c\/i\u003eis the captivating story of an intoxicating, indelible friendship that does not flinch from the resonant effects of its loss.","brand":"Picador USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53638606717294,"sku":"9781250160157","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/1007\/0382\/files\/imageloader_92142e15-982e-4b7d-bdc4-a63326a3fb13.jpg?v=1776527628","url":"https:\/\/tenderbuttonsbooks.com\/products\/marlena","provider":"Tender Buttons Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}