{"product_id":"the-life-and-death-of-sophie-stark-paperback","title":"The Life and Death of Sophie Stark - Paperback","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\u003eAnna North\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2016 Lambda Literary Award for Bisexual Fiction\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"I read \u003ci\u003eThe Life and Death of Sophie Stark\u003c\/i\u003e with my heart in my mouth. Not only a dissection of genius and the havoc it can wreak, but also a thunderously good story.\"\u003cb\u003e--Emma Donoghue, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eRoom\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This novel is perceptive, subtle, funny and lingers in unexpected ways. The analysis of a woman who puts her art above all else is equal parts inspiration and warning story. Anna North makes prose look easy.\"\u003cb\u003e--Lena Dunham\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWho is Sophie Stark? A brilliant filmmaker, a lover, a wife, a friend, a traitor. A troubled misfit who becomes a star, at great cost to the people who love her and, ultimately, to herself. Gripping and provocative, \u003ci\u003eThe Life and Death of Sophie Stark \u003c\/i\u003eis a story of the power of art to transform lives and to destroy them, and of an artist's drive to create something greater than herself, even if it means sacrificing everything--and everyone--she loves.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnna North \u003c\/b\u003eis a graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop, and her writing has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle, The Atlantic, Glimmer Train, Nautilus, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSalon\u003c\/i\u003e; on Jezebel and BuzzFeed; and in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, where she is a staff editor. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eAmerica Pacifica\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Life and Death of Sophie Stark\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBog Queen.\u003c\/i\u003e She lives in Brooklyn, New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 14, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52610948727066,"sku":"9780399184475","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/5604\/6618\/files\/Q51wDiNNf99780399184475.webp?v=1785376696","url":"https:\/\/j-s-five-and-dime.myshopify.com\/products\/the-life-and-death-of-sophie-stark-paperback","provider":"J \u0026 S Five and Dime","version":"1.0","type":"link"}