{"product_id":"sophie-standing-there-meg-mason-azb","title":"Sophie, Standing There - Meg Mason - AZB","description":"\u003cp class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThe “brilliant” (Ann Patchett) and much beloved author of the critically acclaimed \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eSorrow and Bliss\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e returns with a tender and hilarious novel about heartbreak and the journey from isolation and loneliness toward love.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eSophie Pattison loves books. And as well as a dream job at a local book festival, she has a husband she adores; a lifelong best friend, Emma; and a brother she’s always been close to. Which makes you wonder why since Christmas Sophie has been living alone, estranged from Emma, avoiding her brother, and about to be fired.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eNow it feels like the only thing she has left is reading. When Sophie rediscovers an author she first read in her twenties, the words on the page reach her in a new way—becoming both solace and company. Sophie devours every one of the author's novels and begins to dream of meeting her, but knows they never will. But what if they did? What if, by then, the author feels like a friend? What if, for Sophie, it feels almost like love?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eIn this much anticipated novel, Meg Mason captures the heartache and dark humor of our relationships in all their complexity, with a story about the power of connection and an ode to the inexplicable nature of the human heart.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e“So smart, so funny, so moving. I absolutely loved it.” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eBonnie Garmus, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ebestselling author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eLessons in Chemistry\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Frames Etc ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62885099602079,"sku":"198152984726","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0632\/9450\/5119\/files\/IMG_3708_afe5d303-8c42-4db1-8114-c4747c17fb0f.jpg?v=1791314365","url":"https:\/\/www.framesetc.net\/products\/sophie-standing-there-meg-mason-azb","provider":"Frames Etc ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}