{"product_id":"lili-is-crying-9780811239660","title":"Lili Is Crying","description":"\u003cem\u003eLili Is Crying\u003c\/em\u003e, Hélène Bessette's debut novel, conveys with singular force the fraughtness and depth of the troubling relationship between Lili and her mother, Charlotte. With a near-mythic quality, Bessette's stripped-back prose evokes at once the pain of thwarted love--of desire run cold--and the promise of renewal. Lauded by critics on its initial 1953 publication for its boundary-pushing style, \u003cem\u003eLili Is Crying\u003c\/em\u003e catapulted Bessette to cult status in France. The novel is moving and maddening in turns, with its characters trapped in their own cruelties and sorrows, but in its spareness and strength it feels true. \"Show me a woman who's chosen something.\" Bessette's books were hailed for their unusual economy of expression, rarity, strange humor, and sheer vivacity. She characterized her new kind of novel as \"a freshly cut slice of life, whose force comes from its lack of commentary.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hélène Bessette\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Directions Publishing Corporation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/22\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.47lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.93h x 5.28w x 0.54d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780811239660","brand":"New Directions Publishing Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44551231963273,"sku":"9780811239660","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_1ba8c0e2-3119-4f63-8cc9-981429659650.jpg?v=1756189824","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/lili-is-crying-9780811239660","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}