{"product_id":"fruit-fly-6374","title":"Fruit Fly","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGo gay. Go sad. Go dark.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA washed-up author will stop at nothing to claw her way back to relevancy--even if it means appropriating a young gay man's tragic story.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Impeccable, courageous and true.\" \u003c\/b\u003e--Ocean Vuong, author of\u003ci\u003e The Emperor of Gladness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMallory Maddox is buried under seven years of writer's block. With her status as a literary sensation fizzling, she'll do anything she can to resurrect her career. Inspiration needs to strike--and fast.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEnter Leo. He's a struggling addict sleeping under bridges and trading sex for survival. He's vulnerable. He's enigmatic. He's exactly what Mallory has been looking for.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMallory needs Leo if she wants another bestseller. The world needs Leo's story right now, and Mallory believes she deserves to tell it. Really, it's her story--she's the one who wrote it, after all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut as secrets threaten to unravel more than just her career, Mallory must decide how far she will go to pen the perfect story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA razor-sharp satirical thriller, \u003ci\u003eFruit Fly\u003c\/i\u003e will appeal to fans of R. F. Kuang's \u003ci\u003eYellowface\u003c\/i\u003e and Yomi Adegoke's \u003ci\u003eThe List\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJosh Silver \u003c\/b\u003etrained as an actor at the prestigious Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London and went on to perform in the West End and on Broadway. After deciding to change careers, Josh now works with teenagers as a mental health nurse. He is the critically acclaimed author of YA titles \u003ci\u003eHappy Head\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDead Happy\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eErase Me\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Josh Silver","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52911012741405,"sku":"9798892426374","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0821\/9095\/8877\/files\/9798892426374-L.jpg?v=1789069785","url":"https:\/\/www.anovelideaphilly.com\/products\/fruit-fly-6374","provider":"A Novel Idea on Passyunk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}