{"product_id":"marlena-a-novel","title":"Marlena: A Novel","description":"A National Book Critics Circle Leonard Prize Finalist\nLonglisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize\nNamed a Best Book of the Year by Vogue, BuzzFeed, The Washington Post, Esquire, Harper's Bazaar, NPR, NYLON, Huffington Post, Kirkus Reviews, Barnes \u0026amp; Noble\nChosen for the Book of the Month Club, Nylon Book Club, and Belletrist Book Club\nNamed an Indie Next Pick and a Barnes and Noble Discover Pick\n\nThe story of two girls and the wild year that will cost one her life, and define the other’s for decades\n\nEverything about fifteen-year-old Cat’s new town in rural Michigan is lonely and off-kilter until she meets her neighbor, the manic, beautiful, pill-popping Marlena. Cat is quickly drawn into Marlena’s orbit and as she catalogues a litany of firsts―first drink, first cigarette, first kiss, first pill―Marlena’s habits harden and calcify. Within the year, Marlena is dead, drowned in six inches of icy water in the woods nearby. Now, decades later, when a ghost from that pivotal year surfaces unexpectedly, Cat must try again to move on, even as the memory of Marlena calls her back.\n\nTold in a haunting dialogue between past and present, Marlena is an unforgettable story of the friendships that shape us beyond reason and the ways it might be possible to pull oneself back from the brink.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1627797645\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: RDV.1627797645.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Buntin, Julie\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: This book is in good condition with very minimal damage. Pages may have minimal notes or highlighting. Cover image on the book may vary from photo. Ships out quickly in a secure plastic mailer.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Reliant Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46291950403761,"sku":"RDV.1627797645.G","price":6.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0544\/8872\/7729\/files\/1627797645-0.jpg?v=1760031423","url":"https:\/\/www.reliantbookstore.com\/products\/marlena-a-novel","provider":"Reliant Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}