{"product_id":"twenty-one-truths-about-love-paperback","title":"Twenty-One Truths about Love - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMatthew Dicks\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Matthew Dicks, the author of \u003ci\u003eMemoirs of an Imaginary Friend\u003c\/i\u003e, comes \u003ci\u003eTwenty-one Truths About Love\u003c\/i\u003e, \"an unconventional, endearing tale of impending fatherhood\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDaniel Mayrock's life is at a crossroads. He knows the following to be true: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e1. He loves his wife Jill... more than anything. \u003cbr\u003e2. He only regrets quitting his job and opening a bookshop a little (maybe more than a little)\u003cbr\u003e3. Jill is ready to have a baby.\u003cbr\u003e4. The bookshop isn't doing well. Financial crisis is imminent. Dan doesn't know how to fix it.\u003cbr\u003e5. Dan hasn't told Jill about their financial trouble.\u003cbr\u003e6. Then Jill gets pregnant. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis heartfelt story, written entirely in lists, is about the lengths one man will go to and the risks he will take to save his family. But Dan doesn't just want to save his failing bookstore and his family's finances: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e1. Dan wants to do something special.\u003cbr\u003e2. He's a man who is tired of feeling ordinary.\u003cbr\u003e3. He's sick of feeling like a failure.\u003cbr\u003e4. He doesn't want to live in the shadow of his wife's deceased first husband. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDan is also an obsessive list maker; his story unfolds entirely in his lists, which are brimming with Dan's hilarious sense of humor, unique world-view, and deeply personal thoughts. When read in full, his lists paint a picture of a man struggling to be a man, a man who has reached a point where he's willing to do anything for the love (and soon-to-be new love) of his life.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMATTHEW DICKS is a writer and elementary school teacher. He has been published in the \u003ci\u003eHartford Courant, \u003c\/i\u003efeatured at the Books on the Nightstand retreat, and is a Moth StorySLAM champion. He is the author of three previous novels, \u003ci\u003eSomething Missing, Unexpectedly Milo, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eMemoirs of an Imaginary Friend, \u003c\/i\u003ean international bestseller\u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003eHis novels have been translated into more than 25 languages. Dicks lives in Newington, Connecticut, with his wife, Elysha, and their two children.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 02, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51759896559904,"sku":"9781250782939","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/800e65492cfc9e2ba428c8ce245dfa7d.webp?v=1780165518","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/twenty-one-truths-about-love-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}