{"product_id":"the-love-song-of-jonny-valentine","title":"The Love Song of Jonny Valentine","description":"\u003cb\u003eOne of the most critically acclaimed books of the year, Teddy Wayne's second novel is a \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003escathing and brilliant novel about celebrity culture, told through the voice of an eleven-year-old pop singer and megastar--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ean enduring yet timely portrait of the American dream gone awry.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"More than a scabrous sendup of American celebrity culture; it's also a poignant portrait of one young artist's coming of age.\" --Michiko Kakutani, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith \"assured prose and captivating storytelling\" (Oprah.com's Book of the Week), \u003ci\u003eThe Love Song of Jonny Valentine\u003c\/i\u003e also showcases \"one of the most complicated portrayals of the mother-son relationship since \u003ci\u003eRoom\u003c\/i\u003e\" (\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e). Touring the country in a desperate attempt to save a career he's not sure he even wants, Jonny is both driven by his mother's ambition and haunted by his father's absence, constantly searching for a familiar face among the crowds. Utterly convincing, whip-smart, yet endearingly vulnerable, with an \"unforgettable\" voice (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review), the eleven-year-old pop megastar sounds \"like Holden Caulfield Jr. adrift in \u003ci\u003eAccess Hollywood\u003c\/i\u003e hell\" (\u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Called \"a showstopper\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e), \"hugely entertaining\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e), \"heartbreakingly convincing\" (\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e), \"buoyant, smart, searing\" (\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e), and \"touching and unexpectedly suspenseful\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e), this extraordinary novel has been widely embraced as a literary masterpiece and the rare \"satire with a heart\" (\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review).","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54237228761454,"sku":"9781476705866","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/1007\/0382\/files\/imageloader_2dfd83d8-39a1-44b3-a742-3228e456e8e4.jpg?v=1782943936","url":"https:\/\/tenderbuttonsbooks.com\/products\/the-love-song-of-jonny-valentine","provider":"Tender Buttons Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}