{"product_id":"eggshells-9781612195971","title":"Eggshells","description":"\u003cb\u003e-- Irish Book of the Year Finalist \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e-- \u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eA\u003c\/b\u003en Amazon Best Books of the Year So Far pick \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA whimsical, touching debut about loneliness, friendship and hope... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Vivian doesn't feel like she fits in - and never has. As a child, she was so whimsical that her parents told her she was \"left by fairies.\" Now, living alone in Dublin, the neighbors treat her like she's crazy, her older sister condescends to her, social workers seem to have registered her as troubled, and she hasn't a friend in the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSo, she decides it's time to change her life: She begins by advertising for a friend. Not just any friend. She wants one named Penelope. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMeanwhile, she roams the city, mapping out a new neighborhood every day, seeking her escape route to a better world, the other world her parents told her she came from. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd then one day someone named Penelope answers her ad for a friend. And from that moment on, Vivian's life begins to change. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDebut author Caitriona Lally offers readers an exhilaratingly fresh take on the Irish love for lyricism, humor, and inventive wordplay in a book that is, in itself, deeply charming, and deeply moving.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Melville House Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/14\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781612195971\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/28\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2017 pg. 34\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2017 pg. 89\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/04\/2017\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Caitriona Lally","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36662048522396,"sku":"9781612195971","price":14.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_fe47e7dd-986c-41e6-8f0f-6c00bd64b882.jpg?v=1603900925","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/eggshells-9781612195971","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}