{"product_id":"second-star-philippe-delerm-9781953861542","title":"Second Star: And Other Reasons for Lingering","description":"\u003cb\u003eA #1 bestseller in France, \u003ci\u003eSecond Star \u003c\/i\u003eis an inspiring series of lyrical meditations on life's smallest moments, from peeling a clementine, drinking a cold mojito, to washing your windows\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA still life in motion, \u003ci\u003eSecond Star\u003c\/i\u003e \"consumes the present\" with a patient curiosity, asking us to \"put off tomorrow\" and join Philippe Delerm in tasting, touching, listening, and noticing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhether biting into a bitter turnip or savoring a summer evening in June, Philip Delerm's literary snapshots transport us to simple, often overlooked sensations and pleasures, and, pausing, expand a moment or emotion outwards in concentric circles. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVividly translated by Jody Gladding, these evocative vignettes invite us to linger, to \"savor the few moments of silence\"--as if each bite of a ripe watermelon, each exhaled breath on a bitterly cold day, each cloudy evening on the beach, were our last.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Philippe Delerm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1953861547\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781953861542\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Archipelago Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/16\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 164\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.20h x 5.30w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2023","brand":"Philippe Delerm","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44069216780543,"sku":"9781953861542","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_08690f33-cf7e-4df9-8b26-e42f832f58cc.jpg?v=1685423474","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/second-star-philippe-delerm-9781953861542","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}