{"product_id":"9780063493131","title":"Sophie, Standing There by Meg Mason","description":"\u003cp\u003e“So smart, so funny, so moving. I absolutely loved it.”—Bonnie Garmus, New York Times bestselling author of Lessons in Chemistry\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe “brilliant” (Ann Patchett) and much beloved author of the critically acclaimed Sorrow and Bliss returns with a tender and hilarious novel about heartbreak and the journey from isolation and loneliness towards love.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\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\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNow it feels like the only thing she has left is reading. When Sophie re-discovers 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut what if she did?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat if, by then, the author feels like a friend? \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat if, for Sophie, it feels almost like love?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\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\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67223633232045,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0577\/3364\/4461\/files\/16135413482210.jpg?v=1791995954","url":"https:\/\/underbrushbooks.com\/products\/9780063493131","provider":"Underbrush Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}