{"product_id":"boy-meets-girl-christie-hodgen-9781936970742","title":"Boy Meets Girl","description":"\u003cb\u003eTold in two alternating timelines, this novel follows a friendship over twenty-five years.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBoy Meets Girl\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of a twenty-five-year friendship between Sammy Browne (young, idealistic, and broke) and Ben Eisenberg (older, jaded, and almost unimaginably rich)--two characters drawn together, and ultimately torn apart, by their differences. This novel tells the story of their relationship over the decades--from youthful flirtation to unrequited love, to long-term friendship that flourishes in middle age, to estrangement and then reunion. The novel unfolds in alternating chapters, toggling back and forth between Ben and Sammy as young people and in middle age, showing everything the characters hoped to become and how things turned out for them. \u003ci\u003eBoy Meets Girl\u003c\/i\u003e unfolds against the political and social backdrop of the last three decades, with Bill Clinton's election, the events of September 11, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and even the Trump era providing context and contrast for the personal stories of the main characters.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christie Hodgen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1936970740\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781936970742\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Issues Poetry and Prose\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/16\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 492\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.01lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/27\/2022","brand":"Christie Hodgen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43987151061247,"sku":"9781936970742","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e1e8a09d-6883-44c2-966c-200b11d43d7e.jpg?v=1683287305","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/boy-meets-girl-christie-hodgen-9781936970742","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}