{"product_id":"how-can-i-help-you-hardcover","title":"How Can I Help You - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLaura Sims\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of \u003ci\u003eLooker\u003c\/i\u003e comes this \"compulsive and unforgettable novel\" (Mona Awad) of razor-sharp suspense about two local librarians whose lives become dangerously intertwined.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNo one knows Margo's real name. Her colleagues and patrons at a small-town public library only know her middle-aged normalcy, congeniality, and charm. They have no reason to suspect that she is, in fact, a former nurse with a trail of countless premature deaths in her wake. She has turned a new page, so to speak, and the library is her sanctuary, a place to quell old urges. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThat is, at least, until Patricia, a recent graduate and failed novelist, joins the library staff. Patricia quickly notices Margo's subtly sinister edge, and watches her carefully. When a patron's death in the library bathroom gives her a hint of Margo's mysterious past, Patricia can't resist digging deeper--even as this new fixation becomes all-consuming. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTaut and compelling, \u003ci\u003eHow Can I Help You\u003c\/i\u003e explores the dark side of human nature and the dangerous pull of artistic obsession as these \"transfixing dual female narrators\" (Kimberly McCreight) hurtle toward a stunning climax.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLaura Sims\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the critically acclaimed novel, \u003ci\u003eLooker\u003c\/i\u003e, now in development for television with Emily Mortimer's King Bee Productions, eOne, and HBO Max. An award-winning poet, Sims has published four poetry collections; her essays and poems have appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New Republic, Boston Review, Conjunctions, Electric Lit, Gulf Coast, \u003c\/i\u003e and more. She and her family live in New Jersey, where she works part-time as a reference librarian and hosts the library's lecture series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.04 x 8.51 x 5.89 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 18, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51772507160864,"sku":"9780593543702","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/c9935803e0d5af7db9bb042cfff5ec69.webp?v=1780407284","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/how-can-i-help-you-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}