{"product_id":"book-g046","title":"The Lemon","description":"\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Thurber Prize for American Humor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[T]his poised and playful debut novel is a sly satire on foodie culture and the modern hype machine. . . . As tart as ‘artisanal citrus,’ as sharp as a chef’s knife, \u003ci\u003eThe Lemon\u003c\/i\u003e is both a gleeful foodie sendup and an incisive takedown of the commercial exploitation of just about everything.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e—The New York Times Book Review \u003c\/i\u003e(Editors’ Choice)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNamed a Most Anticipated Book of Fall 2022 by \u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e • \u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e • \u003ci\u003eAARP the Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e • \u003ci\u003eThe AV Club\u003c\/i\u003e • \u003ci\u003eParade\u003c\/i\u003e • \u003ci\u003eEater\u003c\/i\u003e • \u003ci\u003eNew York Post\u003c\/i\u003e • \u003ci\u003eLitHub\u003c\/i\u003e • \u003ci\u003ePublishers Lunch\u003c\/i\u003e • and more!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSet in the intersecting worlds of fine dining, Hollywood, and the media, a darkly hilarious and ultimately affecting story about the underside of success and fame, and our ongoing complicity in devouring our cultural heroes.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile filming on location in Belfast, Northern Ireland, John Doe, the universally adored host of the culinary travel show \u003ci\u003eLast Call\u003c\/i\u003e, is found dead in a hotel room in an apparent suicide. As the news of his untimely demise breaks stateside, a group of friends, fixers, hustlers, and opportunists vie to seize control of the narrative: Doe’s chess-master of an agent Nia, ready to call in every favor she is owed to preserve his legacy; down-on-her-luck journalist Katie, who fabricates a story about Doe to save her job at a failing website; and world-famous chef Paolo Cabrini, Doe’s closest friend and confidant, who finds himself entangled with a deranged Belfast hotel worker whose lurid secret might just take them all down.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBolstered by the authors' insider knowledge of high-end restaurants and low-end media, \u003ci\u003eThe Lemon\u003c\/i\u003e delivers a raucous examination of our culture with deliciously cutting prose, crackling dialogue, and an unpredictable plot that will keep you riveted to the last page.","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49323627217200,"sku":"BDg046","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/g046-Square-cover.jpg?v=1773462191","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-g046","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}