{"product_id":"enchanted-august-9780143108078","title":"Enchanted August","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A charming, thoroughly engrossing novel that's the next best thing to being there.\" --\u003ci\u003ePeople Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHopewell Cottage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLittle Lost Island, Maine.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eOld, pretty cottage to rent on a small island.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSpringwater, blueberries, sea glass.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAugust. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSo reads an ad on Lottie Wilkes' and Rose Arbuthnot's children's preschool bulletin board. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When the mothers arrive on the island, they are transformed by the salt air; the breathtaking views; the long, lazy days; and the happy routine of lobster, corn, and cocktails on the wraparound porch. By the time of the late-August blue moon, real life and its complications have finally fallen far, far away. For on this idyllic island they gradually begin to open up: to one another and to the possibilities of lives quite different from the ones they've been leading. Change can't be that hard, can it? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith a cast of endearingly imperfect characters--including indie movie star Caroline Dester and an elderly Beverly Fisher, who is recovering from heartbreaking loss--and set against the beauty of a gorgeous New England summer, \u003ci\u003e Enchanted August\u003c\/i\u003e is a sparkling summer debut that brilliantly updates the beloved classic \u003ci\u003eThe Enchanted April\u003c\/i\u003e in a novel of love and reawakening that is simply irresistible.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/05\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143108078\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.30w x 0.90d","brand":"Brenda Bowen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44988155789493,"sku":"9780143108078","price":18.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_1dfe10c9-ae85-4fd4-b929-4f2525d1f4bb.jpg?v=1735626412","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/enchanted-august-9780143108078","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}