{"product_id":"9781888451634","title":"Since You Ask","description":"\u003cbr\u003eFrom a Connecticut sanitarium, 24-year-old Betsy Scott tells her doctor a story about the destructive secrets in an outwardly successful family. Confusing love and sex, desire and fear, Betsy grows alienated, confused and desperate. She finally faces truths about herself and her family that enable her to move beyond them and into a new life. \u003ci\u003eSince You Ask \u003c\/i\u003eis about the origins of sexual compulsion, and the ways in which one young woman tries to overcome it.\u003cp\u003eLouise Wareham grew up in Manhattan and graduated from Columbia University. She has worked as a reporter in New York City, Oxford, Mississippi and New Zealand. \u003ci\u003eSince You Ask\u003c\/i\u003e was the winner of the James Jones Literary Society First Novel Award.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Akashic Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47032855036144,"sku":"9781888451634","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781888451634_p0.jpg?v=1763606917","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781888451634","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}