{"product_id":"pier-45-paperback","title":"Pier 45 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eScott Alderman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cem\u003ePier 45\u003c\/em\u003e is a powerful, moving, important novel. A blend of \u003cem\u003eThe Basketball Diaries\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAngels in America\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eRequiem for a Dream\u003c\/em\u003e, Scott Alderman has written a brutal, honest story that is not without humor and hope. 10\/10.\" -Richard Thomas, Bram Stoker, Shirley Jackson, and Thriller Award finalist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"An impactful, unforgettable read\" -\u003cem\u003eIndependent Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhen a drag queen rescues a brutalized teenage hustler in 1981 New York City, it ignites a decade-long saga of prostitution, heroin, AIDS, murder, and supernatural reckoning-told by a child of Holocaust survivors who carries the dead on his tattooed arm and is learning that just surviving isn't always enough. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Scott Alderman gives us an intimate rendering of young life in desperate times, telling his story with compassion, dark humor, and wild imagination.\" \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVivian Heller, author of \u003cem\u003eAnalysis and Exile: Boyhood, Loss and the Lessons of Anna Freud\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.44 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 04, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49376170672267,"sku":"9781685101824","price":27.68,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0670\/2579\/7259\/files\/FfSWr5Hroi9781685101824.webp?v=1789581121","url":"https:\/\/thetaletrade.com\/products\/pier-45-paperback","provider":"The Tale Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}