{"product_id":"less-is-lost-the-arthur-less-book-2-csaitm277234","title":"Less Is Lost (The Arthur Less Book #2)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn the follow-up to the “bedazzling, bewitching, and be-wonderful� (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e​) best-selling and Pulitzer Prize-winning \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLess: A Novel\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, the awkward and lovable Arthur Less returns in an unforgettable road trip across America.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“Go get lost somewhere, it always does you good.�\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFor Arthur Less, life is going surprisingly well: he is a moderately accomplished novelist in a steady relationship with his partner, Freddy Pelu. But nothing lasts: the death of an old lover and a sudden financial crisis has Less running away from his problems yet again as he accepts a series of literary gigs that send him on a zigzagging adventure across the US.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLess roves across the “Mild Mild West,� through the South and to his mid-Atlantic birthplace, with an ever-changing posse of writerly characters and his trusty duo – a human-like black pug, Dolly, and a rusty camper van nicknamed Rosina. He grows a handlebar mustache, ditches his signature gray suit, and disguises himself in the bolero-and-cowboy-hat costume of a true “Unitedstatesian�... with varying levels of success, as he continues to be mistaken for either a Dutchman, the wrong writer, or, worst of all, a “bad gay.�\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWe cannot, however, escape ourselves—even across deserts, bayous, and coastlines. From his estranged father and strained relationship with Freddy, to the reckoning he experiences in confronting his privilege, Arthur Less must eventually face his personal demons. With all of the irrepressible wit and musicality that made \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLess\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e a bestselling, Pulitzer Prize-winning, must-read breakout book, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLess Is Lost\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e is a profound and joyous novel about the enigma of life in America, the riddle of love, and the stories we tell along the way.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"LITTLE BROWN \u0026 COMPANY","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45819146174652,"sku":"CSAITM277234","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0661\/1025\/9388\/files\/277234.jpg?v=1772414392","url":"https:\/\/dreamersbmore.com\/products\/less-is-lost-the-arthur-less-book-2-csaitm277234","provider":"Dreamers \u0026 Make-Believers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}