{"product_id":"9781555974091","title":"Tearjerker","description":"\u003cp\u003eUnhinged by years of rejection letters, an author plots a wild scheme to gain an editor's undivided attention\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eUntil I bought one, I'd never touched a gun, never stood in front of a full-length mirror pointing a gun at myself. Bang, bang. Mine was a Magnum .357 purchased in New Jersey, much more svelte than I'd imagined a gun could be. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvan Ulmer takes matters into his own hands after his writerly dreams of fame and recognition have stalled. He kidnaps renowned editor Robert Partnow and cages him in a basement equipped with a TV, a treadmill, and a Porta-John. Evan shares his desperation with Bob, Bob reveals his own unsavory secrets, and together they watch the media spin this situation into a lurid tale of abduction and infidelity. Blurring the boundaries between fiction and real life, cunning and sincerity, flirtation and true love, \u003ci\u003eTearjerker\u003c\/i\u003e unfolds in startling directions that make the reader wonder along with Evan, \"Was abduction a difficult and gutsy endeavor or, instead, the predictable last resort of the desperately stupid?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this darkly humorous debut novel, Daniel Hayes explores the human reality behind the tabloid headlines and the pathos of failure and yearning in a culture of high-stakes celebrity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Graywolf Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47055507390704,"sku":"9781555974091","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781555974091_p0.jpg?v=1763760644","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781555974091","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}