{"product_id":"meredith-alone-9781538709955","title":"Meredith, Alone","description":"\u003cb\u003eYou'll be laughing and crying as \"the brilliant author of this brilliant book\" introduces Meredith, who, after spending three years inside her house, figures out how to rejoin the world one step at a time (Gillian McAllister, author of the Reese's Book Club pick \u003ci\u003eWrong Place Wrong Time\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e She has a full-time remote job and her rescue cat Fred. Her best friend Sadie visits with her two children. There's her online support group, her jigsaw puzzles and favorite recipes, her beloved Emily Dickinson poems. Also keeping her company are treacherous memories of an unstable childhood and a traumatic event that had sent her reeling. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But something's about to change. First, two new friends burst into her life. Then her long-estranged sister gets in touch. Suddenly her carefully curated home is no longer a space to hide. Whether Meredith likes it or not, the world is coming to her door... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eClaire Alexander \u003c\/b\u003elives on the west coast of Scotland with her husband and children. She has written for \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Independent\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Huffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGlamour\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2019, one of her essays was published in the award-winning literary anthology \u003ci\u003eWe Got This: Solo Mom Stories of Grit, Heart, and Humor\u003c\/i\u003e. When she's not writing or parenting, she's on her paddle board, thinking about her next book. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Grand Central Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50628954751250,"sku":"9781538709955","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_76fac641-49d3-48de-a8c1-0eda254fbf19.jpg?v=1732714299","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/meredith-alone-9781538709955","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}