{"product_id":"becoming-ted-9781496745958","title":"Becoming Ted","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Man Called Ove\u003c\/i\u003e meets \"Ru Paul's Drag Race\" in this vibrant, joyful, universally relatable story about kindness, self-acceptance, and blooming at any age from the acclaimed author of the LibraryReads and Indie Next Pick, \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Life of Albert Entwistle\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIf Ted Ainsworth were to compare himself to one of the ice cream flavors made by his family's company, famous throughout his sleepy Lancashire hometown, it might be vanilla--sweet, inoffensive, and pleasantly predictable. At forty-three, Ted is convinced there's nothing remotely remarkable about him, except perhaps his luck in having landed handsome, charismatic Giles as a husband. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThen Giles suddenly leaves him for another man, filling his social media feed with posts about #newlove and adventure. And Ted, who has spent nearly twenty years living with, and often \u003ci\u003efor\u003c\/i\u003e, another person, must reimagine the future he has happily taken for granted. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut perhaps there is another Ted slowly blossoming now that he's no longer in Giles's shadow--funny, sassy, more uninhibited. Someone willing to take chances on new friendships, and even new love. Someone who's been waiting in the wings too long, but who's about to dust off a long-ago secret dream and overturn everyone's expectations of him--especially his own. . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e John Scognamiglio Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/16\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781496745958\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs","brand":"Matt Cain","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51924791427253,"sku":"9781496745958","price":16.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_3de7bbc3-5240-4cfe-bed1-27c9abb45c01.jpg?v=1761660926","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/becoming-ted-9781496745958","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}