{"product_id":"a-cigarette-lit-backwards-hardcover","title":"A Cigarette Lit Backwards - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTea Hacic-Vlahovic\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eBustle \u003c\/i\u003eMost-Anticipated Book of the Month \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Set in the punk-rock scene of the early 2000s and vibrating with the intense ache of bad choices and deep longing, a needle-sharp portrait of a young woman and how far she'll go to find acceptance \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Kat is dying to be accepted by the North Carolina punks; she is totally desperate to seem cool. At a punk show, she ends up backstage with a rock star and gets noticed by a photojournalist. And then--a dream come true for Kat--her reputation as a groupie icon skyrockets. But to maintain this notoriety, Kat makes a series of devastating choices, and soon enough, she becomes unrecognizable to herself and others. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Tea Hacic-Vlahovic's \u003ci\u003eA Cigarette Lit Backwards \u003c\/i\u003eis a sometimes funny, often brutally honest novel about ambition and self-discovery and how a world of glamour and cool exerts its bold and breathless pull. In prose that seduces, glitters, and exhilarates, Tea Hacic-Vlahovic has written a novel that is both a wild party and a somber reckoning, consolidating her status as a thrilling and essential new voice for our time. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTea Hacic-Vlahovic\u003c\/b\u003e is a Croatian American writer based in Los Angeles and author of the novel \u003ci\u003eLife of the Party\u003c\/i\u003e. Previously a columnist for \u003ci\u003eVice\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWired\u003c\/i\u003e Italy and contributing editor of \u003ci\u003eWonderland\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, she's the society columnist for \u003ci\u003eSpike\u003c\/i\u003e art magazine and contributes to \u003ci\u003eColumbia Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDazed\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAutre\u003c\/i\u003e, and others. She is the host of the \u003ci\u003eTroie Radicali\u003c\/i\u003e podcast and the founder of \u003ci\u003eStai Zitta \u003c\/i\u003emagazine. \u003ci\u003eA Cigarette Lit Backwards\u003c\/i\u003e is her second novel. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.02 x 8.44 x 5.83 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 20, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47252992557305,"sku":"9781419762895","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/bW1yL1RXbk1vZmVoNS9aVVZFMUE2QT09.webp?v=1768694030","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/a-cigarette-lit-backwards-hardcover","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}