{"product_id":"2940169635805","title":"The Red Car: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eA wildly imaginative, rebellious, and tender tale of independence from the critically acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eBad Marie\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith each new novel, Marcy Dermansky deploys her ¿brainy, emotionally sophisticated¿ (\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e) prose to greater and greater heights, and \u003ci\u003eThe Red Car\u003c\/i\u003e is no exception.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLeah is living in Queens with a possessive husband she doesn¿t love and a long list of unfulfilled ambitions when she¿s jolted from a thick ennui by a call from the past. Her beloved former boss and friend, Judy, has died in a car accident and left Leah her most prized possession and, as it turns out, the instrument of Judy¿s death: a red sports car.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJudy was the mentor Leah never expected. She encouraged Leah¿s dreams, analyzed her love life, and eased her into adulthood over long lunches away from the office. Facing the jarring disconnect between the life she expected and the one she is now actually living, Leah takes off for San Francisco to claim Judy¿s car. In sprawling days defined by sex, sorrow, and unexpected delight, Leah revisits past lives and loves in search of a self she abandoned long ago. Piercing through Leah¿s surreal haze is the enigmatic voice of Judy, as sharp as ever, providing wry commentary on Leah¿s every move.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDermansky evokes yet another edgy, capricious, and beautifully haunting heroine-one whose search for realization is as wonderfully unpredictable and hypnotic as the twists and turns of the Pacific Coast Highway. Tautly wound, transgressive, and mordantly funny, \u003ci\u003eThe Red Car\u003c\/i\u003e is an incisive exploration of one woman¿s unusual route to self-discovery.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blackstone Audio, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47104580485360,"sku":"2940169635805","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169635805_p0.jpg?v=1769897758","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169635805","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}