{"title":"Jack Womack","description":"\u003cb\u003eJack Womack (1956 - )\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\r\n\u003c\/b\u003eJack Womack was born in Kentucky in 1956 but currently lives in New York City. In addition to his writing, he has worked in publicity for a number of major US publishers such as HarperCollins and Orbit. Exploring themes such as urban breakdown, racial tension and class wars, the city of New York plays a large part in the post-Cyberpunk, Near-Future setting of his novels. He won the 1993 Philip K Dick award with \u003ci\u003eElvissey \u003c\/i\u003eand has the distinction of being William Gibson's favourite author.","products":[{"product_id":"random-acts-of-senseless-violence","title":"Random Acts of Senseless Violence","description":"It's just a little later than now and Lola Hart is writing her life in a diary. She's a nice middle-class girl on the verge of her teens who schools at the calm end of town.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA normal, happy, girl.\u003cbr\u003e        \u003cbr\u003eBut in a disintegrating New York she is a dying breed. War is breaking out on Long Island, the army boys are flamethrowing the streets, five Presidents have been assassinated in a year. No one notices any more. Soon Lola and her family must move over to the Lower East side - Loisaida - to the Pit and the new language of violence of the streets.\u003cbr\u003e        \u003cbr\u003eThe metamorphosis of the nice Lola Hart into the new model Lola has begun ...","brand":"Gollancz","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47642992083230,"sku":"9780575132306","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0571\/2642\/0664\/products\/9780575132306-original.jpg?v=1763536680"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0571\/2642\/0664\/collections\/getimage_922ebfab-b4bd-4ae8-bef5-d45b9ef812bf.jpg?v=1783232520","url":"https:\/\/store.gollancz.co.uk\/collections\/author-jack-womack-1.oembed","provider":"Gollancz","version":"1.0","type":"link"}