{"product_id":"the-love-song-of-jonny-valentine-9781476705866","title":"The Love Song of Jonny Valentine","description":"\u003cb\u003eOne of the most critically acclaimed books of the year, Whiting Award-winner Teddy Wayne's second novel is \"more than a scabrous sendup of American celebrity culture; it's also a poignant portrait of one young artist's coming of age\" (Michiko Kakutani, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e)--and an enduring yet timely portrait of the American dream gone awry.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn his rave on the cover of \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e, Jess Walter praised Wayne's writing for its \"feats of unlikely virtuosity\" and the boy at its center as \"a being of true longing and depth, and...a devastating weapon of cultural criticism...You'd have to be made of triple platinum not to ache for Jonny Valentine.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith \"assured prose and captivating storytelling\" (Oprah.com's Book of the Week), \u003ci\u003eThe Love Song of Jonny Valentine\u003c\/i\u003e also showcases \"one of the most complicated portrayals of the mother-son relationship since \u003ci\u003eRoom\u003c\/i\u003e\" (\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e). Touring the country in a desperate attempt to save a career he's not sure he even wants, Jonny is both driven by his mother's ambition and haunted by his father's absence, constantly searching for a familiar face among the crowds. Utterly convincing, whip-smart, yet endearingly vulnerable, with an \"unforgettable\" voice (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review), the eleven-year-old pop megastar sounds \"like Holden Caulfield Jr. adrift in \u003ci\u003eAccess Hollywood\u003c\/i\u003e hell\" (\u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCalled \"a showstopper\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e), \"hugely entertaining\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e), \"heartbreakingly convincing\" (\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e), \"buoyant, smart, searing\" (\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e), and \"touching and unexpectedly suspenseful\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e), this extraordinary novel has been widely embraced as a literary masterpiece and the rare \"satire with a heart\" (\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-4733933\"\u003eTeddy Wayne\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/04\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\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 8.30h x 5.40w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476705866\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1476705860\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-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC043000\"\u003eComing of Age\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC019000\"\u003eLiterary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44433117905133,"sku":"9781476705866","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_84a11783-6d28-47fe-8995-35a561d936c6.jpg?v=1700056988","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-love-song-of-jonny-valentine-9781476705866","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}