{"product_id":"unexpected-company-s-j-gibbs-9798293013661","title":"Unexpected Company","description":"Marcy has made her Portsmouth boutique a reflection of herself-charming, curated, and perfectly composed. But behind the carefully arranged displays and the clink of the shop bell, she hides a quiet ache no seasonal sale can fix.\u003cbr\u003eWhen a cracked window-both literal and figurative-draws in an odd group of strangers, Marcy's solitude begins to splinter. There's Noah, a teenage father trying to find his footing; Ruth, a sharp-tongued therapist who shows up uninvited and stays too long; and Liam, a flustered actor chasing relevance in community theatre.\u003cbr\u003eWeekly visits turn into something deeper as secrets and confessions surface. Ruth hasn't spoken to her daughter in over a year. Noah is raising his baby while barely out of university. Liam is trying to matter to someone, anyone. And Marcy-always the listener, the caretaker-finally breaks, revealing the loneliness of being everyone's glue and no one's anchor.\u003cbr\u003eBut when a city inspector threatens fines over the damaged window, the group rallies-putting on a modest play, forging unexpected bonds, and raising just enough to repair what's broken.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnexpected Company\u003c\/i\u003e is a tender, quietly hopeful story about loneliness, the people who walk into our lives uninvited, and the healing power of shared coffee, cracked glass, and community that sneaks up on you.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e S. J. Gibbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798293013661\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/18\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.42d","brand":"S. J. Gibbs","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49169892114687,"sku":"9798293013661","price":13.42,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/unexpected-company-s-j-gibbs-9798293013661","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}