{"product_id":"this-close-to-okay-9781538715369","title":"This Close to Okay","description":"\u003cb\u003eA powerful, vibrant novel about the life-changing weekend shared between two strangers, from the award-winning writer Roxane Gay calls \"a consummate storyteller.\"​\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn a rainy October night in Kentucky, recently divorced therapist Tallie Clark is on her way home from work when she spots a man precariously standing at the edge of a bridge. Without a second thought, Tallie pulls over and jumps out of the car into the pouring rain. She convinces the man to join her for a cup of coffee, and he eventually agrees to come back to her house, where he finally shares his name: Emmett. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOver the course of the emotionally charged weekend that follows, Tallie makes it her mission to provide a safe space for Emmett, though she hesitates to confess that this is also her day job. What she doesn't realize is that Emmett isn't the only one who needs healing--and they both are harboring secrets. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlternating between Tallie and Emmett's perspectives as they inch closer to the truth of what brought Emmett to the bridge's edge--as well as the hard truths Tallie has been grappling with since her marriage ended--\u003ci\u003eThis Close to Okay \u003c\/i\u003eis an uplifting, cathartic story about chance encounters, hope found in unlikely moments, and the subtle magic of human connection. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBook of the Month December Pick \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGood Housekeeping\u003c\/i\u003e Book Club February Pick \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMarie Claire Book\u003c\/i\u003e Club March Pick \u003cbr\u003eLonglisted for the Goodreads Choice Awards \u003cbr\u003eMost Anticipated by \u003ci\u003eElle\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eToday\u003c\/i\u003e (according to Goodreads), \u003ci\u003eThe Millions\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eShe Reads\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eReal Simple\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003eRecommended by Refinery29, Shondaland, Oprah Daily, \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGlamour\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCosmopolitan\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eElectric Literature\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBookriot\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eParade\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHarper's Bazaar\u003c\/i\u003e, and more\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Grand Central Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/12\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781538715369\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336","brand":"Leesa Cross-Smith","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41614509670581,"sku":"9781538715369","price":14.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_7672e0b5-b547-4be2-8bb0-de6ad63020ab.jpg?v=1644901782","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/this-close-to-okay-9781538715369","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}