{"product_id":"problems-paperback","title":"Problems - 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\u003eJade Sharma\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Lena Dunham Must-Read for Women (\"Unbelievably funny . . . a brilliant novel\")\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJade Sharma\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer living in New York. She has an MFA from The New School.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.2 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 05, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53283660661033,"sku":"9781566894425","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0916\/4960\/5929\/files\/52HQkyZMUd9781566894425.webp?v=1782183240","url":"https:\/\/www.thescholarssourcebookstore.co\/products\/problems-paperback","provider":"The Scholar's Source","version":"1.0","type":"link"}