{"product_id":"the-way-i-used-to-be","title":"The Way I Used to Be","description":"\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNew York Times\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ebestseller.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn the tradition of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSpeak,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ethis extraordinary debut novel “is a poignant book that realistically looks at the lasting effects of trauma on love, relationships, and life” (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, starred review).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEden was always Used at being Used. Starting high school didn’t change who she was. But the night her brother’s best friend rapes her, Eden’s world capsizes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhat was once simple, is now complex. What Eden once loved—who she once loved—she now hates. What she thought she kNew to be true, is now lies. Nothing makes sense anymore, and she knows she’s supposed to tell someone what happened but she can’t. So she buries it instead. And she buries the way she Used to be.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTold in four parts—freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior year—this provocative debut reveals the deep cuts of trauma. But it also demonstrates one young woman’s strength as she navigates the disappointment and unbearable pains of adolescence, of first love and first heartbreak, of friendships broken and rebuilt, all while learning to embrace the power of survival she never kNew she had hidden within her heart.\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Best of Used books","offers":[{"title":"Used","offer_id":43882880499969,"sku":"2BVXIBQGY-Used","price":199.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0421\/4299\/0495\/products\/TheWayIUsedtoBe.jpg?v=1627243238","url":"https:\/\/bestofusedbooks.com\/products\/the-way-i-used-to-be","provider":"Best Of Used Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}