{"product_id":"it-needs-to-look-like-todd-robert-petersen-9781640090651","title":"It Needs to Look Like We Tried","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Todd Robert Petersen is crazy-talented, and the wild, weird, hilarious stories of \u003ci\u003eIt Needs to Look Like We Tried\u003c\/i\u003e are just what's called for in these bizarre, frightening times.\" --Richard Russo, author of \u003ci\u003eEmpire Falls\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTrajectory\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA domino chain of failures draws Todd Robert Petersen's characters together in these interconnected stories, despite hopes, dreams, and their best-laid plans\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEveryone has a dream, an idea, a goal. But what happens when those desires are thwarted, when dreams and goals fall apart? In \u003ci\u003eIt Needs to Look Like We Tried\u003c\/i\u003e, Todd Robert Petersen explores the ways in which our failures work on the lives of others, weaving an intricate web of interconnected stories. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA fastidious man takes a detour on the way to his father's wedding and kicks off a series of events that ricochets from the bride to her real estate clients; to a crazed former homeowner and his sister-in-law's reality TV lover; to a hoarding family whose lives are wrecked by their appearance on the second-rate show. Their daughter decides to escape the gravity of her tiny town with the help of her boyfriend who has a not-quite-legal plan to scrape together enough money to fund their departure. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn their way across the country, these star-crossed lovers encounter our fastidious man, and the Rube Goldberg machine of life continues. Their fling has petered out, and they are driving home, whatever home is left after walking away from everything they abandoned months before.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Todd Robert Petersen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1640090657\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781640090651\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Counterpoint LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.20w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/26\/2018","brand":"Todd Robert Petersen","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43989429158143,"sku":"9781640090651","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5fc5d3c5-a5bc-4138-9920-5335750960c6.jpg?v=1683299451","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/it-needs-to-look-like-todd-robert-petersen-9781640090651","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}