{"product_id":"9781453271223","title":"The Truth About Lorin Jones: A Novel","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn this comedy by a Pulitzer Prize–winning author, a biographer out to vindicate a neglected female artist learns that the truth is never tidy. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Polly Alter is through with men. Recovering from her divorce, she has taken a year off from her museum job to write a biography of Lorin Jones, a sensitive painter who died young and nearly forgotten. Polly is determined to bring the artist the public acclaim she deserves, making up for the neglect and exploitation Lorin suffered from the men in her life.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e The only problem with the story of Lorin’s victimhood is that it may not be true. And as Polly wades deeper into her research, growing more attached to her subject, and more lost in the world of two decades past, she begins to realize that no life story is as simple as a biographer might wish.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e The National Book Award–shortlisted author of \u003ci\u003eForeign Affairs \u003c\/i\u003ewrites a daring and “relentless comedy” that novelist Edmund White calls “one of the most entertaining novels I've read in a long time” (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis ebook features an illustrated biography of Alison Lurie including rare images from the author’s collection.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  ","brand":"Open Road Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47174756139248,"sku":"9781453271223","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781453271223_p0.jpg?v=1769907536","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781453271223","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}