{"product_id":"you-were-never-really-here-movie-tiein-isbn-9780525562894","title":"You Were Never Really Here (Movie Tie-In)","description":"\u003cb\u003eNow a major motion picture starring Joaquin Phoenix, \u003ci\u003eYou Were Never Really Here\u003c\/i\u003e is a gritty, harrowing story of corruption and one man's violent quest for vengeance.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJoe has witnessed things that cannot be erased. A former FBI agent and Marine, his abusive childhood has left him damaged beyond repair. He has completely withdrawn from the world and earns his living rescuing girls who have been kidnapped into the sex trade.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen he's hired to save the daughter of a corrupt New York senator held captive at a Manhattan brothel, he stumbles into a dangerous web of conspiracy, and he pays the price. As Joe's small web of associates are picked off one by one, he realizes that he has no choice but to take the fight to the men who want him dead.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBrutal and redemptive in equal measure, \u003ci\u003eYou Were Never Really Here\u003c\/i\u003e is a toxic shot of a thriller, laced with corruption, revenge and the darkest of inner demons.Praise for \u003ci\u003eYou Were Never Really Here\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Brutal, unrelenting, and utterly compelling. . . . This white-hot short novel blasts through its 100 pages like a fireball stampeding through a tunnel.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Booklist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Evocative. . . . Ames pulls no punches in his buildup to a grim conclusion that Jim Thompson devotees will appreciate.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Ames is an adept purveyor of the very noir, particular scenes of violence. He achieves more in less than 100 pages than most crime novels three times the length do\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003eThe Times,\u003c\/i\u003e Crime Books of the Year 2016\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A striking and powerful noir debut that can be consumed in a single sitting. . . . Ames reveals himself here as a stylish thriller writer\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[A] fast-moving, agreeably violent and perfectly pared-down novella\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eJonathan Ames\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the novels \u003ci\u003eI Pass Like Night\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Extra Man\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWake Up, Sir!\u003c\/i\u003e, the graphic novel \u003ci\u003eThe Alcoholic\u003c\/i\u003e (illustrated by Dean Haspiel), the novella \u003ci\u003eYou Were Never Really Here, \u003c\/i\u003eand the essay collections \u003ci\u003eWhat's Not to Love?\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMy Less Than Secret Life\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eI Love You More Than You Know\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Double Life Is Twice as Good\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the editor of \u003ci\u003eSexual Metamorphosis: An Anthology of Transsexual Memoirs\u003c\/i\u003e and has been awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship. He is also the creator of two television shows: the HBO series \u003ci\u003eBored to Death\u003c\/i\u003e and the STARZ series \u003ci\u003eBlunt Talk\u003c\/i\u003e. His novel \u003ci\u003eThe Extra Man\u003c\/i\u003e was made into a film starring Kevin Kline, and Y\u003ci\u003eou Were Never Really Here\u003c\/i\u003e has also been adapted for the screen, starring Joaquin Phoenix.","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304650100965,"sku":"NP9780525562894","price":10.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780525562894.jpg?v=1767744771","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/you-were-never-really-here-movie-tiein-isbn-9780525562894","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}