{"product_id":"lillian-on-life","title":"Alison Jean Lester: Lillian on Life [2015] hardback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'I absolutely loved it. A delight . . . so fresh and clever and subversive' Kate Atkinson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'I completely loved \u003ci\u003eLillian on Life\u003c\/i\u003e. What a great voice, what energy and wit . . . very original and often extremely funny' Karen Joy Fowler\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLillian, a single, well-travelled woman of a certain age, wakes up next to her married lover and looks back at her life. It's not at all the life she expected.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWalking the unpaved road between traditional and modern options for women, Lillian has grappled with parental disappointment, society's expectations and the vagaries of love and sex. As a narrator she's bold and witty, and her reflections - from 'On Getting to Sex' to 'On the Importance of Big Pockets' or 'On Leaving in Order to Stay' - reverberate originally and unpredictably.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eLillian on Life\u003c\/i\u003e, Alison Jean Lester has created a brutally honest portrait of a woman living through the post-war decades of change in Munich, Paris, London and New York. Her story resonates with the glamour and energy of those cities. Charming, sometimes heartbreaking, never a stereotype, Lillian is completely herself; her view of the world is unique. You won't soon forget her.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lester, Alison Jean","offers":[{"title":"Like New","offer_id":48122103038291,"sku":"XE81848549548","price":9.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/lester-alison-jean-lillian-on-life-xe81848549548-55839891915091.jpg?v=1728219012","url":"https:\/\/chaptersbookstore.pro\/products\/lillian-on-life","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}