{"product_id":"the-bookseller-paperback","title":"The Bookseller - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCynthia Swanson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA provocative and hauntingly powerful debut novel reminiscent of \u003cem\u003eSliding Doors, The Bookseller \u003c\/em\u003efollows a woman in the 1960s who must reconcile her reality with the tantalizing alternate world of her dreams.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNothing is as permanent as it appears . . .\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDenver, 1962: Kitty Miller has come to terms with her unconventional single life. She loves the bookshop she runs with her best friend, Frieda, and enjoys complete control over her day-to-day existence. She can come and go as she pleases, answering to no one. There was a man once, a doctor named Kevin, but it didn't quite work out the way Kitty had hoped.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen the dreams begin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDenver, 1963: Katharyn Andersson is married to Lars, the love of her life. They have beautiful children, an elegant home, and good friends. It's everything Kitty Miller once believed she wanted--but it only exists when she sleeps.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConvinced that these dreams are simply due to her overactive imagination, Kitty enjoys her nighttime forays into this alternate world. But with each visit, the more irresistibly real Katharyn's life becomes. Can she choose which life she wants? If so, what is the cost of staying Kitty, or becoming Katharyn?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the lines between her worlds begin to blur, Kitty must figure out what is real and what is imagined. And how do we know where that boundary lies in our own lives?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExploring the twists of fate that shape our lives, \u003cem\u003eThe Bookseller\u003c\/em\u003e is a mesmerizingly powerful debut novel about Kitty, an unmarried bookstore owner in the 1960s who begins to dream vividly about being Katharyn, a woman with a loving husband, children, and a beautiful home. It's a life Kitty once believed she wanted . . . but it exists only when she sleeps.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt first, Kitty enjoys her nighttime forays into this alternate world, and she becomes increasingly reluctant to open her eyes. But with each visit to her dreamworld, it grows more real. As the lines between her two lives begin to blur, Kitty faces an uncertain future. What price must she pay to stay? What is the cost of letting go?\u003c\/p\u003e--Randy Susan Meyers, author of \u003cem\u003eAccidents of Marriage\u003c\/em\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExploring the twists of fate that shape our lives, \u003cem\u003eThe Bookseller\u003c\/em\u003e is a mesmerizingly powerful debut novel about Kitty, an unmarried bookstore owner in the 1960s who begins to dream vividly about being Katharyn, a woman with a loving husband, children, and a beautiful home. It's a life Kitty once believed she wanted . . . but it exists only when she sleeps.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt first, Kitty enjoys her nighttime forays into this alternate world, and she becomes increasingly reluctant to open her eyes. But with each visit to her dreamworld, it grows more real. As the lines between her two lives begin to blur, Kitty faces an uncertain future. What price must she pay to stay? What is the cost of letting go?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 464\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9.1 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 26, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLarge Print:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51762950111520,"sku":"9780062370365","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/ca48fed4132d7f2e4cf0f4f79515027f.webp?v=1780227040","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-bookseller-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}