{"product_id":"the-almond-in-the-apricot-hardcover","title":"The Almond in the Apricot - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSara Goudarzi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmma had the perfect trifecta: a long-term job as an engineer designing sewers; a steady relationship with her reliable boyfriend; and an adoring and creative best friend (about whom she wasn't quite ready to admit her unrequited feelings). Then early one morning, a phone call changed her world forever.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNow she's having nightmares that threaten to disrupt the space-time continuum -- nightmares of hiding from bombs in basements, of glass shattering from nearby explosions. But these disturbing dreams, in which she inhabits the body of a young girl named Lily, seem all too real, and Emma's waking life begins to be affected by the events that transpire in this mysterious wartime landscape. Convinced she has been given a chance to save a life, Emma tries to rescue Lily from heartache, but ultimately it is through Lily that Emma finds her way back.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Almond in the Apricot\u003c\/i\u003e navigates connections formed across space and time and explores love, grief, and the possibility that the universe might be bigger than either Emma or Lily ever imagined.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSara Goudarzi's work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times, Scientific American, National Geographic News, The Adirondack Review\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDrunken Boat\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eLeila's Day at the Pool\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAmazing Animals\u003c\/i\u003e from Scholastic Inc. Sara has taught writing at NYU and is a 2017 Writers in Paradise Les Standiford fellow and a Tin House alumna. Born in Tehran, she grew up in Iran, Kenya and the U.S. and currently lives in Brooklyn.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 252\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9.2 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 15, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767950410016,"sku":"9781646051090","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d82f6710961525775bedf0af56941823.webp?v=1780321312","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-almond-in-the-apricot-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}