{"product_id":"bookish-people-by-susan-coll","title":"Bookish People by Susan Coll","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA perfect storm of comedic proportions erupts in a DC bookstore over the course of one soggy summer week--narrated by two very different women and punctuated by political turmoil, a celestial event, and a perpetually broken vacuum cleaner.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eI\u003c\/strong\u003endependent bookstore owner, Sophie Bernstein is burned out on books. Mourning the death of her husband, the loss of her favourite manager, her only child's lack of aspiration, and the grim state of the world, she fantasises about going into hiding in the secret back room of her store.\u003cbr\u003e   Meanwhile, renowned poet Raymond Chaucer has published a new collection, and rumours that he's to blame for his wife's suicide have led to national cancellations of his publicity tour. He intends to set the record straight--with an ultra-fine Sharpie--but only one shop still plans to host him: Sophie's.\u003cbr\u003e   Fearful of potential repercussions from angry customers, Sophie asks Clemi--bookstore events  coordinator, aspiring novelist, and daughter of a famed literary agent--to cancel Raymond's appearance. But Clemi suspects Raymond might be her biological father, and she can't say no to the chance of finding out for sure.\u003cbr\u003e   This big-hearted screwball comedy features an intergenerational cast of oblivious authors and over-qualified booksellers--as well as a Russian tortoise named Kurt Vonnegut Jr.--and captures the endearing quirks of some of the best kinds of people: the ones who love good books.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenres: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003eContemporary - Books About Books - Romance - Humour - Chick Lit - American Author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Coll, Susan","offers":[{"title":"Standard Paperback:","offer_id":44210150735958,"sku":null,"price":8.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/2350\/4982\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_80034678-2b61-431d-97f1-4edb4edf49cc.jpg?v=1774909294","url":"https:\/\/www.secondhandpages.com.au\/products\/bookish-people-by-susan-coll","provider":"Secondhand Pages ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}