{"product_id":"hold-still-9780525556084","title":"Hold Still","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA beautiful new edition of the stunning debut novel by Nina LaCour, award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eWe Are Okay\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\"\u003c\/i\u003eHold Still \u003ci\u003emay be the truest depiction of the aching, gaping hole left in the wake of a suicide that I've ever read. A haunting and hopeful book about loss, love, and redemption.\" \u003c\/i\u003e- Gayle Forman, #1 bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eIf I Stay\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eI Have Lost My Way\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThat night Ingrid told Caitlin, \u003ci\u003eI'll go wherever you go\u003c\/i\u003e. But by dawn Ingrid, and her promise, were gone. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIngrid's suicide immobilizes Caitlin, leaving her unsure of her place in a new life she hardly recognizes. A life without the art, the laughter, the music, and the joy that she shared with her best friend.... But Ingrid left something behind. In words and drawings, Ingrid documented a painful farewell in her journal. Journeying through Ingrid's final days, Caitlin fights back through unspeakable loss to find renewed hope.\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Hold Still\u003c\/i\u003e is the indelible debut that launched Nina LaCour, the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eWe Are Okay.\u003c\/i\u003e LaCour's breakthrough novel brings the changing seasons of Caitlin's first year without Ingrid to the page with indelible emotion and honesty. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eIncludes an all-new essay from the author to commemorate 10 years in print \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNina LaCour (www.ninalacour.com) is the author of the award-winning \u003ci\u003eHold Still\u003c\/i\u003e and widely acclaimed \u003ci\u003eThe Disenchantments\u003c\/i\u003e. Formerly a bookseller and high school English teacher, she now writes and parents full time. A San Francisco Bay Area native, Nina lives with her family in Oakland, California.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50634684530962,"sku":"9780525556084","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_58525631-d791-40cb-b80e-55c631d771e1.jpg?v=1732821321","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/hold-still-9780525556084","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}