{"product_id":"eggshells-book-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 BOK 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.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49529865142545,"sku":"GOR009849262","price":15.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49566124966161,"sku":"CIN1612195970G","price":4.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":49940573126929,"sku":"CIN1612195970A","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50244366795025,"sku":"CIN1612195970VG","price":4.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1612195970.jpg?v=1751151605","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/eggshells-book-caitriona-lally-9781612195971","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}