{"product_id":"lives-of-the-saints","title":"Lives of the Saints","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSynopsis\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFresh out of college in New England, Louise Brown returns to her hometown of New Orleans expecting little more than a familiar routine. Instead, she is swept back into the city's intoxicating world of late-night parties, impossible romances, spectacular excess, and beautifully self-destructive friends. At the centre of it all is Claude Collier, charming, reckless, and utterly unforgettable, a man whose magnetic pull threatens to upend Louise's carefully guarded heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginally published in 1986 and long celebrated as a cult classic, \u003cem\u003eLives of the Saints\u003c\/em\u003e is an exuberant portrait of a city where decadence and tenderness exist side by side. Nancy Lemann captures New Orleans in all its humid, eccentric glory while crafting a novel that is by turns hilarious, melancholic, and deeply compassionate. Brimming with wit, longing, and unforgettable characters, it stands as one of the great modern novels of the American South.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNancy Lemann was born in New Orleans and is the author of six books, including \u003cem\u003eThe Ritz of the Bayou\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMalaise\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Oyster Diaries\u003c\/em\u003e. Her fiction is celebrated for its dazzling prose, sharp humour, and singular portraits of Southern life. This NYRB Classics edition features a new introduction by Geoff Dyer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNYRB Classics\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eApril 7, 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e208\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSubjects\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLiterary Fiction · Southern Fiction · American Literature · Coming-of-Age Fiction · Cult Classics · New Orleans Fiction\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e9798896230281\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Old Post Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45261866565814,"sku":"9798896230281","price":22.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0731\/2264\/4150\/files\/9798896230281.jpg?v=1784081184","url":"https:\/\/oldpostbookshop.com\/products\/lives-of-the-saints","provider":"Old Post Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}