{"product_id":"eggshells-caitriona-lally-9781612195971","title":"Eggshells","description":"\u003cb\u003e--Irish Book of the Year Finalist!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e--An Amazon Best Books of the Year So Far pick!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Wildly funny.\" \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Inventive, funny and, ultimately, moving.\" --\u003cb\u003eClaire Kilroy, \u003ci\u003eTHE GUARDIAN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Vivian doesn't feel like she fits in--and never has. As a child, she was so whimsical that her parents told her she was \"left by fairies.\" Now, living alone in Dublin, she finds herself without a friend in the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e So, she decides it's time to change her life: She begins by advertising for a friend. Not just any friend. She wants one named Penelope. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Meanwhile, Vivian roams the city, mapping out a new neighborhood every day, seeking her escape route to a better world, the other world her parents told her she came from. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e And then one day someone named Penelope answers her ad for a friend. And from that moment on, Vivian's life begins to change. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Debut author Caitriona Lally offers readers an exhilaratingly fresh take on the Irish love for lyricism, humor, and inventive wordplay in a book that is, in itself, deeply charming, and deeply moving.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Caitriona Lally\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1612195970\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781612195971\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Melville House Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/14\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/28\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2017 pg. 34\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2017 pg. 89\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/04\/2017","brand":"Caitriona Lally","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44046793212159,"sku":"9781612195971","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e078fb37-5928-4938-ae22-89a37b408b82.jpg?v=1684986522","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/eggshells-caitriona-lally-9781612195971","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}