{"product_id":"my-body-would-be-the-kindest-of-strangers-9781942086024","title":"My Body Would be the Kindest of Strangers","description":"\u003cp\u003eFiona Helmsley's \u003ci\u003eMy Body Would be The Kindest of Strangers\u003c\/i\u003e begins with an epigram from Anne Sexton's \u003ci\u003eWith Mercy for the Greedy\u003c\/i\u003e and ends with an essay on the virtues of Courtney Love. In-between, her stories and essays breathe new life into the idea that the things that we are ashamed of often make for the best stories.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Including essays on art and persona, the rejection of the word \"victim,\" and an imagined meeting between Joan Vollmer Burroughs and Patti Smith at the Chelsea Hotel, \u003ci\u003eMy Body Would be the Kindest of Strangers\u003c\/i\u003e proves Fiona Helmsley is as deft at turning her gaze outward as she is at turning it in on herself. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-8451446\"\u003eFiona Helmsley\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Paragraph Line Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/11\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.42d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781942086024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1942086024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-LCO\"\u003eLiterary Collections\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-LCO019000\"\u003eWomen Authors\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFiona Helmsley is a writer of creative non-fiction, fiction, and poetry. In line with the trope of comparing talented women to more revered men, she's been called \"the Eugene O'Neill of halfway house culture.\" Her writing can be found online at \u003ci\u003ePANK\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Rumpus\u003c\/i\u003e, and in anthologies like \u003ci\u003eLadyland\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Best Sex Writing of the Year\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Paragraph Line Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44696992940269,"sku":"9781942086024","price":13.68,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_c2c6b6d0-1b6e-4992-a2a0-5972f82335b3.jpg?v=1703810371","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/my-body-would-be-the-kindest-of-strangers-9781942086024","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}