{"product_id":"9781921799808","title":"The Romantic","description":"Kate Holden's bestselling memoir \u003ci\u003eIn My Skin\u003c\/i\u003e told the gripping story of her slide into heroin addiction and prostitution-and her gruelling recovery. \u003ci\u003eThe Romantic\u003c\/i\u003e tells what happened next. \u003cp\u003eWhen Kate decides to leave her past behind in Melbourne, it is the beginning of a new journey. In the ruins of Rome and the piazzas of Naples, through poetry and passion, in strange streets and strange beds, she hopes to find truth.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBut this pilgrimage requires courage: in Italy she may find true love, or lose her heart altogether. Or even find herself. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSexy, dark and intoxicating, \u003ci\u003eThe Romantic\u003c\/i\u003e asks: when you've traded in sex, what does it cost to love others-and yourself? \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'A sensual, sexy, brutally honest memoir.' \u003ci\u003eMarie Claire\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKate Holden\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eIn My Skin: A memoir\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Romantic: Italian Nights and Days\u003c\/i\u003e, published by Text. For six years she wrote a column for \u003ci\u003eThe Age\u003c\/i\u003e and has published essays, short stories, and reviews in \u003ci\u003eGriffith Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMeanjin\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Weekend Australian, The Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Saturday Paper\u003c\/i\u003e and others.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Text Publishing Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47151380955376,"sku":"9781921799808","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781921799808_p0.jpg?v=1763632469","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781921799808","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}