{"product_id":"1400032814-diary_a_novel","title":"Diary: A Novel","description":"\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ediary Takes The Form Of A Coma Diary Kept By One Misty Tracy Wilmot As Her Husband Lies Senseless In A Hospital After A Suicide Attempt. Once She Was An Art Student Dreaming Of Creativity And Freedom; Now, After Marrying Peter And Moving Back To Quaint, But Tourist-overrun Waytansea Island, She's Been Reduced To The Condition Of A Resort Hotel Maid, Only To Discover That Her Husband Has Descended Into A World Of Madness. But Then, As If Possessed By The Spirit Of Maura Kinkaid, A Fabled Waytansea Artist Of The Nineteenth Century, Misty Begins Painting Again, Compulsively. But The Canvases Are Taken Away By Her Mother-in-law And Her Doctor, Who Seem To Have A Plan For Misty -- And For All Those Annoying Tourists....\u003c\/p\u003e\nthe New York Times\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ediary \u003c\/i\u003ereally Hits Its Stride When The Blood Starts Flowing (one Memorable Scene Involves An Unwanted Leg Cast And A Steak Knife). Palahniuk Is Better At Sensation Than Philosophy, A Pulp Writer Who Excels When He Stops Worrying The Big Ideas And Channels His Wild, Misfit Heart.  \u003ci\u003etaylor Antrim\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCategories:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMystery, Thriller \u0026amp; Suspense\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThrillers \u0026amp; Suspense\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eSupernatural\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n","brand":"Anchor","offers":[{"title":"Used - Good","offer_id":45438895718590,"sku":"1400032814-4","price":13.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/9689\/5166\/files\/61FMkYY2UJL.jpg?v=1758820987","url":"https:\/\/shop.sustainablebooks.com\/products\/1400032814-diary_a_novel","provider":"Sustainable Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}