{"product_id":"eight-perfect-hours-9781982135942","title":"Eight Perfect Hours","description":"\u003cb\u003eONE OF THE BEST FEEL-GOOD BOOKS OF 2021 BY \u003ci\u003eTHE WASHINGTON POST\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"I read \u003ci\u003eEight Perfect Hours\u003c\/i\u003e in one sitting, in four perfect hours, because I couldn't bear to put it down without knowing the ending.\" --Jodi Picoult, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eIn this romantic and heartwarming novel, two strangers meet in chance circumstances during a blizzard and spend one perfect evening together, thinking they'll never see each other again. But fate seems to have different plans. From the acclaimed author of the \"swoon-worthy...rom-com\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003ci\u003eDear Emmie Blue.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn a snowy evening in March, thirty-something Noelle Butterby is on her way back from an event at her old college when disaster strikes. With a blizzard closing off roads, she finds herself stranded, alone in her car, without food, drink, or a working charger for her phone. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAll seems lost until Sam Attwood, a handsome American stranger also trapped in a nearby car, knocks on her window and offers assistance. What follows is eight perfect hours together, until morning arrives and the roads finally clear. The two strangers part, positive they'll never see each other again but fate, it seems, has a different plan. As the two keep serendipitously bumping into one another, they begin to realize that perhaps there truly is no such thing as coincidence. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith plenty of charming twists and turns and Lia Louis's \"bold, standout voice\" (Gillian McAllister, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Good Sister\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eEight Perfect Hours\u003c\/i\u003e is a gorgeously crafted novel that will make you believe in the power of fate.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLia Louis lives in the United Kingdom with her partner and three young children. Before raising a family, she worked as a freelance copywriter and proofreader. She was the 2015 winner of \u003ci\u003eElle\u003c\/i\u003e magazine's annual writing competition and has been a contributor for Bloomsbury's\u003ci\u003e Writers and Artists\u003c\/i\u003e blog for aspiring writers. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eSomewhere Close to Happy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDear Emmie Blue\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEight Perfect Hours\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Key to My Heart\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Atria Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50726843515154,"sku":"9781982135942","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4d5020cd-d580-4f3b-b402-864cb6df4475.jpg?v=1734886454","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/eight-perfect-hours-9781982135942","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}