{"product_id":"the-incredible-kindness-of-paper-9781668081914","title":"The Incredible Kindness of Paper","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A sweet confection of a story, filled with heart.\" --Nikki Erlick, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eCan one random act of kindness change the trajectory of a life? Serendipity has the power to fold two fates together and reunite a pair of lost loves in this enchanting novel \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003efrom the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of the \"tug-at-your-heartstrings winner\" (Sarah Addison Allen, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author) \u003ci\u003eThe Hundred Loves of Juliet\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCan one random act of kindness change the trajectory of a life? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In elementary school, Chloe Hanako Quinn is assigned Oliver Jones as her pen pal partner. Before sending her letter, she also whispers a note into it...and he hears her. Little does she know it would be the beginning of a friendship that would bloom into something more. That is, until disaster strikes, and Oliver and his family disappear without a trace. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Now over twenty years later, Chloe is a high school guidance counselor in New York City. But life in the Big Apple is not what she dreamed it would be as she faces a layoff, rising rent, a situationship, and loneliness. Desperate for encouragement, she gives herself a pep talk via uplifting messages written on yellow origami paper that she folds into roses. When one of the roses unexpectedly finds its way to a neighbor in need of cheering up, a desire to spread kindness and optimism is sparked in Chloe, who begins folding more roses and leaving them around town. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Across the city, Oliver has picked himself up from the rough circumstances that forced him to leave everything behind as a teenager--including Chloe. Now a successful financial analyst, Oliver's past continues to haunt him. But when the city is suddenly inundated with yellow origami roses, a specific one finds its way into his hands and changes his life forever...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Atria Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/26\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781668081914\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.43lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.31w x 0.64d","brand":"Evelyn Skye","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52403577127093,"sku":"9781668081914","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_c4debad8-5543-465f-900b-b8c1058a1eb6.jpg?v=1774969787","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-incredible-kindness-of-paper-9781668081914","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}