{"product_id":"book-at6o","title":"Cherry","description":"Mary Karr told the prize-winning tale of her hardscrabble Texas childhood with enough  literary verve to spark a renaissance in memoir.  \u003ci\u003eThe Liar's Club\u003c\/i\u003e rode the top of  \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller list for more than a year, and publications ranging  from \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e picked it as one of the best books of the year.  But  it left people wondering: How'd that scrappy kid make it outta there? \u003ci\u003eCherry\u003c\/i\u003e dares  to tell that story.  Karr picks up the trail and dashes off into her teen years with  customary sass, only to run up against the paralyzing self-doubt of a girl in bloom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In this long-awaited sequel, we see Karr ultimately trying to run from the thrills  and terrors of her sexual awakwening by butting against authority in all its forms.   She lands all too often in the principal's office and—in one instance—a jail cell.   Looking for a lover or heart's companion  who'll make her feel whole, she hooks  up with an outrageous band of surfers and heads, wannabe yogis and bona fide geniuses.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Karr's edgy, brilliant prose careens between hilarity and tragedy, and \u003ci\u003eCherry\u003c\/i\u003e takes  readers to a place never truly explored—deep inside a girl's stormy, ardent adolescence.   Parts will leave you gasping with laughter.  But its soaring close proves that from  even the smokiest beginnings a solid self can form, one capable of facing down all  manner of monsters.","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49397419278640,"sku":"BDat6o","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/259084-at6o-Square.jpg?v=1735468797","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-at6o","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}