{"product_id":"unmask-alice-lsd-satanic-panic-and-the-imposter-behind-the-worlds-most-notorious-diaries-9781637740422","title":"Unmask Alice: LSD, Satanic Panic, and the Imposter Behind the World's Most Notorious Diaries","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003eIn 1971, \"Go Ask Alice\" reinvented the young adult genre, portraying sex, psychosis, and teenage self-destruction. In 1979, \"Jay's Journal\" merged with adolescent suicide to create a national meltdown. \"Unmask Alice\" is a true story of contagious deception, stretching from Hollywood to Quantico and passing through Utah. It is the story of a doomed romance, a vengeful celebrity, a lazy press, and a public mob. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 384 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 29 June 2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: BenBella Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eUnmask Alice\u003c\/i\u003e by Rick Emerson goes a long way to showing what investigative journalism could be in the right hands . . . this book is undeniably buzzworthy.\" —\u003ci\u003ePortland Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An absorbing and unnerving read . . . this book demands to be finished in one sitting.\" —\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eTwo teens. Two diaries. Two social panics. One incredible fraud.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1971, \u003ci\u003eGo Ask Alice\u003c\/i\u003e reinvented the young adult genre with a blistering portrayal of sex, psychosis, and teenage self-destruction. The supposed diary of a middle-class addict, \u003ci\u003eGo Ask Alice\u003c\/i\u003e terrified adults and cemented LSD's fearsome reputation, fueling support for the War on Drugs. Five million copies later, \u003ci\u003eGo Ask Alice\u003c\/i\u003e remains a divisive bestseller, outraging censors and earning new fans, all of them drawn by the book's mythic premise: \u003ci\u003eA Real Diary, by Anonymous\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eBut \u003ci\u003eAlice\u003c\/i\u003e was only the beginning.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn 1979, another diary rattled the culture, setting the stage for a national meltdown. The posthumous memoir of an alleged teenage Satanist, \u003ci\u003eJay's Journal\u003c\/i\u003e merged with a frightening new crisis—adolescent suicide—to create a literal witch hunt, shattering countless lives and poisoning whole communities.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn reality, \u003ci\u003eGo Ask Alice\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eJay's Journal\u003c\/i\u003e came from the same dark place: Beatrice Sparks, a serial con artist who betrayed a grieving family, stole a dead boy's memory, and lied her way to the National Book Awards.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnmask Alice: LSD, Satanic Panic, and the Imposter Behind the World's Most Notorious Diaries\u003c\/i\u003e is a true story of contagious deception. It stretches from Hollywood to Quantico, and passes through a tiny patch of Utah nicknamed \"the fraud capital of America.\" It's the story of a doomed romance and a vengeful celebrity. Of a lazy press and a public mob. Of two suicidal teenagers, and their exploitation by a literary vampire.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnmask Alice\u003c\/i\u003e . . . where truth is stranger than nonfiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 573g\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 235 x 157 x 32 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781637740422\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rick Emerson","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":44099907223802,"sku":"9781637740422","price":18.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/noImage_1_a1d6d0f5-2f73-445d-b0da-4c51eb94855d.jpg?v=1657776995","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/unmask-alice-lsd-satanic-panic-and-the-imposter-behind-the-worlds-most-notorious-diaries-9781637740422","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}