{"product_id":"9780142181232","title":"The Empty Chair: Two Novellas","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eWagner, Bruce\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePlume\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12\/30\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003eA profound and heart-wrenching work of spiritual storytelling from the internationally acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eDead Stars\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCelebrated for his “up-to-the-nanosecond insider’s knowledge of the L.A. scene” (\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e), Bruce Wagner takes his storytelling in a radically new direction with two linked novellas. In \u003ci\u003eFirst Guru,\u003c\/i\u003e a gay Buddhist living in Big Sur achieves enlightenment in the horrific aftermath of his child’s suicide. In \u003ci\u003eSecond Guru,\u003c\/i\u003e Queenie, an aging wild child, returns to India to complete the spiritual journey of her youth.\u003cbr\u003eTold in ravaged, sensuous detail to a fictional Wagner by two strangers on opposite sides of the country, years apart from each other, these stories illuminate the random, chaotic nature of human suffering and the miraculous strength of the human spirit.","brand":"Plume","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43381086093567,"sku":"9780142181232","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780142181232_s600x595.jpg?v=1775586598","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/products\/9780142181232","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}