{"product_id":"problems","title":"Problems","description":"\u003cb\u003eA Lena Dunham Must-Read for Women (\"Unbelievably funny . . . a brilliant novel\")\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eGirls\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eTrainspotting\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003ci\u003eProblems\u003c\/i\u003e is a bold and witty book about a part-time heroin user and her increasingly full-time problems. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDark, raw, and very funny, \u003ci\u003eProblems\u003c\/i\u003e introduces us to Maya, a young woman with a smart mouth, time to kill, and a heroin hobby that isn't much fun anymore. Maya's been able to get by in New York on her wits and a dead-end bookstore job for years, but when her husband leaves her and her favorite professor ends their affair, her barely-calibrated life descends into chaos, and she has to make some choices. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMaya's struggle to be alone, to be a woman, and to be thoughtful and imperfect and alive in a world that doesn't really care what happens to her is rendered with dead-eyed clarity and unnerving charm. This book takes every tired trope about addiction and recovery, \"likeable\" characters, and redemption narratives, and blows them to pieces.","brand":"Coffee House Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48515357933817,"sku":"9781566894425","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/1811\/7625\/files\/imageloader_41f39022-9eaf-46b8-8e87-87a33100ff72.jpg?v=1781207627","url":"https:\/\/hookeandplotte.com\/products\/problems","provider":"Hooke and Plotte Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}