{"product_id":"ecstasy-hardcover","title":"Ecstasy - Hardcover","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\u003eIvy Pochoda\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Quick, bloody fun . . . [If] you can't make it to Mykonos or Corfu for parties this summer, this book may be the next best thing\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLena wants her life back. Her wealthy, controlling, humorless husband has just died, and now she is forced to contend with her controlling, humorless son, Drew. With no other option, Lena lands in Naxos with her best friend in tow for the unveiling of her son's pet project--the luxurious Agape Villas. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYears spent among the wealthy elite have whittled Lena's spirit into rope and sinew, smothered by tasteful cocktail dresses and unending small talk, but on Naxos she yearns to rediscover her true nature--remember the exuberant party girl she once was. But Drew tightens his grip, keeping her cloistered inside the hotel, demanding that she fall in line. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStill, Lena is intrigued by a group of women living in tents on the beach in front of the Agape. She can feel their drums at night, hear their seductive leader calling her to dance. Soon she'll find that an ancient god stirs on the beach, awakening dark desires of women across the island. The only questions left will be whether Lena will join them, and what it will cost her. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eEcstasy\u003c\/i\u003e is a riveting, darkly poetic, one-sitting read about empowerment, desire, and what happens when women reject the roles set out for them.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIvy Pochoda\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the critically acclaimed novels W\u003ci\u003eonder Valley\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVisitation Street\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThese Women\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSing Her Down\u003c\/i\u003e which won the LA Times Book Prize. She won the 2018 Strand Critics Award for Best Novel and the Prix Page America in France, and has been a finalist for the the Edgar Award, among other awards. For many years, Ivy has led a creative writing workshop in Skid Row Los Angeles where she helped found Skid Row Zine. She is currently a professor of creative writing at the University of California Riverside-Palm Desert low-residency MFA program. She lives in Los Angeles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.3 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 17, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53577629237555,"sku":"9780593851173","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/s3xxpj-vy.myshopify.com\/products\/ecstasy-hardcover","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}