{"product_id":"the-harder-i-fight-the-more-i-love-you-a-memoir","title":"The Harder I Fight the More I Love You: A Memoir","description":"\u003cb\u003eA \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eBESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAN APPLE BEST BOOK OF THE MONTH\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSinger-songwriter Neko Case paints a vivid portrait of an extraordinary life--one forged through a poverty-stricken childhood, obsessive desire, bursts of comedy, and indispensable friendships--reflecting on the way art, music, and a deep connection to nature helped her become a beloved, Grammy-nominated artist.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A hell of an origin story: heartbreaking and funny, brave and weird, hard to swallow and impossible to put down.\" -Maggie Smith, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e bestselling author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eYou Could Make This Place Beautiful\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Neko Case has long been revered as one of music's most influential artists, whose authenticity, lyrical storytelling, and sly wit have endeared her to a legion of critics, musicians, and lifelong fans. In \u003ci\u003eThe Harder I Fight the More I Love You\u003c\/i\u003e, Case brings her trademark candor and precision to a memoir that traces her evolution from an invisible girl \"raised by two dogs and a space heater\" in rural Washington state to her improbable emergence as an internationally-acclaimed talent. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In luminous, sharp-edged prose, Case shows readers what it's like to be left alone for hours and hours as a child, to take refuge in the woods around her home, and to channel the monotony and loneliness and joy that comes from music, camaraderie, and shared experience into art. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Harder I Fight the More I Love You\u003c\/i\u003e is a rebellious meditation on identity and corruption, and a manifesto on how to make space for ourselves in this world, despite the obstacles we face. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A vivid, exuberant, heartrending coming-of-age story that demonstrates the saving power of art. This book captured me the way Case's songs do: with their ache and beauty and promise that the only way through this life is to feel it all.\" -Melissa Febos, author of\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e Girlhood\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e, winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award in Criticism\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Grand Central Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48000104890557,"sku":"BS-TC0-710500","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0771\/9767\/2637\/files\/9781538710500-HD.jpg?v=1786797464","url":"https:\/\/boundigo.com\/products\/the-harder-i-fight-the-more-i-love-you-a-memoir","provider":"Boundigo Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}