{"product_id":"hating-olivia-a-love-story-paperback","title":"Hating Olivia: A Love Story - 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\u003eMark Safranko\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A book of quiet horrors and beautifully expressed longing. . . . SaFranko's prose is precise, flawless, and the work of a man who truly loves and understands great writing.\" --Tony O'Neill, author of \u003cem\u003eSick City \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eDown and Out on Murder Mile \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"SaFranko writes from the heart, and the balls, crafting a furious and passionate piece of work that is entirely his own, with some scenes that would make even Bukowski blush.\" --Susan Tomaselli, editor of Dogmatika.com\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHating Olivia \u003c\/em\u003eis acclaimed underground author Mark SaFranko's darkly twisted story of two people's descent into sex, obsession, and mutual destruction. A gritty confessional tale, \u003cem\u003eHating Olivia \u003c\/em\u003eis sure to appeal to fans of Charles Bukowski, John Fante, and Huburt Selby, Jr. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMax Zajack's life is cheap rooms, dead-end jobs, and suicidal fantasies until he meets the alluring and mysterious Olivia Aphrodite, and everything goes to hell.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMax is a struggling musician and wannabe writer. His life is in a rut until one night, while playing a gig at a local club, he gazes out into the crowd and sees Olivia. Before long, they are sharing a bed and host of dark vices that begin to consume them. Their love turns toxic, sending them spiraling downward toward the inevitable. Violently romantic, viscerally honest, \u003cem\u003eHating Olivia\u003c\/em\u003e is the story of two loners whose obsessive love brings them to the edge of destruction. \u003c\/p\u003e--BookFetish.org\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMax Zajack's life is cheap rooms, dead-end jobs, and suicidal fantasies until he meets the alluring and mysterious Olivia Aphrodite, and everything goes to hell.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMax is a struggling musician and wannabe writer. His life is in a rut until one night, while playing a gig at a local club, he gazes out into the crowd and sees Olivia. Before long, they are sharing a bed and host of dark vices that begin to consume them. Their love turns toxic, sending them spiraling downward toward the inevitable. Violently romantic, viscerally honest, \u003cem\u003eHating Olivia\u003c\/em\u003e is the story of two loners whose obsessive love brings them to the edge of destruction. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.9 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 16, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52519165624627,"sku":"9780061979194","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/ZlFpaWRGTVZyRmp3dlphYzZYUFlRUT09.webp?v=1760489594","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/hating-olivia-a-love-story-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}