{"product_id":"book-g9ek","title":"Unmask Alice","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTwo teens. Two diaries. Two social panics. One incredible fraud.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn 1971, \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eGo Ask Alice\u003c\/em\u003e reinvented the young adult genre with a blistering portrayal of sex, psychosis, and teenage self-destruction. The supposed diary of a middle-class addict, \u003cem\u003eGo Ask Alice\u003c\/em\u003e terrified adults and cemented LSD's fearsome reputation, fueling support for the War on Drugs. Five million copies later, \u003cem\u003eGo Ask Alice\u003c\/em\u003e remains a divisive bestseller, outraging censors and earning new fans, all of them drawn by the book's mythic premise: \u003cem\u003eA Real Diary, by Anonymous\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut \u003cem\u003eAlice\u003c\/em\u003e was only the beginning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1979, another diary rattled the culture, setting the stage for a national meltdown. The posthumous memoir of an alleged teenage Satanist, \u003cem\u003eJay's Journal\u003c\/em\u003e merged with a frightening new crisis-adolescent suicide-to create a literal witch hunt, shattering countless lives and poisoning whole communities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn reality, \u003cem\u003eGo Ask Alice\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eJay's Journal\u003c\/em\u003e came from the same dark place: a serial con artist who betrayed a grieving family, stole a dead boy's memory, and lied her way to the National Book Awards.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eUnmask Alice: LSD, Satanic Panic, and the Imposter Behind the World's Most Notorious Diaries\u003c\/em\u003e is a true story of contagious deception. It stretches from Hollywood to Quantico, and passes through a tiny patch of Utah nicknamed \"the fraud capital of America.\" It's the story of a doomed romance and a vengeful celebrity. Of a lazy press and a public mob. Of two suicidal teenagers, and their exploitation by a literary vampire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eUnmask Alice\u003c\/em\u003e . . . where truth is stranger than nonfiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"INAudio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49417617703216,"sku":"BDg9ek","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/g9ek-Square-cover.jpg?v=1772745048","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-g9ek","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}