{"title":"Contemporary romance","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"the-rearranged-life-of-oona-lockhart","title":"The Rearranged Life of Oona Lockhart","description":"\u003cb\u003eTHE GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eAMAZON EDITORS' 20 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'With its countless epiphanies and surprises, \u003ci\u003eOona\u003c\/i\u003e proves difficult to put down\u003ci\u003e' USA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e'By turns tragic and triumphant, heartbreakingly poignant and joyful, this is ultimately an uplifting and redemptive read\u003ci\u003e' Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e___________\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eOONA'S LIFE IS OUT OF ORDER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eBrooklyn, 1982. 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