{"product_id":"9781555970680","title":"Woke Up Lonely: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe dizzying new novel by Fiona Maazel, a National Book Foundation \"5 Under 35\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e* A \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review \u003c\/i\u003eNotable Book of the Year * A \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review \u003c\/i\u003eEditors' Choice * A \u003ci\u003eKansas City Star, VICE, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eLargehearted Boy \u003c\/i\u003eBest Book of the Year * One of \u003ci\u003eBook Riot\u003c\/i\u003e's \"Seven Funniest Novels of 2013\" *\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e* One of the \u003ci\u003eMillions's\u003c\/i\u003e Most Anticipated Books of 2013 * An April IndieNext Pick*\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThurlow Dan is the founder of the Helix, a cult that promises to cure loneliness in the twenty-first century. With its communes and speed-dating, mixers and confession sessions, the Helix has become a national phenomenon—and attracted the attention of governments worldwide. But Thurlow, camped out in his Cincinnati headquarters, is lonely—for his ex-wife, Esme, and their daughter, whom he hasn't seen in ten years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEsme, for her part, is a covert agent who has spent her life spying on Thurlow, mostly to protect him from the law. Now, with her superiors demanding results, she recruits four misfits to botch a reconnaissance mission in Cincinnati. But when Thurlow takes them hostage, he ignites a siege of the Helix House that will change all their lives forever.\u003cbr\u003eWith fiery, exuberant prose, Fiona Maazel takes us on a wild ride through North Korea's guarded interior and a city of vice beneath Cincinnati, a ride that twists and turns as it delves into an unsettled, off-kilter America. \u003ci\u003eWoke Up Lonely\u003c\/i\u003e is an original and deeply funny novel that explores our very human impulse to seek and repel intimacy with the people who matter to us most.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Graywolf Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47163846918384,"sku":"9781555970680","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781555970680_p0.jpg?v=1763756174","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781555970680","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}