{"product_id":"no-two-persons-9781250869029","title":"No Two Persons","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne book. Nine readers. Ten changed lives. \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Erica Bauermeister's \u003ci\u003eNo Two Persons\u003c\/i\u003e is \"a gloriously original celebration of fiction, and the ways it deepens our lives.\"*\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThat was the beauty of books, wasn't it? They took you places you didn't know you needed to go...\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlice has always wanted to be a writer. Her talent is innate, but her stories remain safe and detached, until a devastating event breaks her heart open, and she creates a stunning debut novel. Her words, in turn, find their way to readers, from a teenager hiding her homelessness, to a free diver pushing himself beyond endurance, an artist furious at the world around her, a bookseller in search of love, a widower rent by grief. Each one is drawn into Alice's novel; each one discovers something different that alters their perspective, and presents new pathways forward for their lives. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTogether, their stories reveal how books can affect us in the most beautiful and unexpected of ways--and how we are all more closely connected to one another than we might think. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"With its beautiful parts that add up to a brilliant whole, \u003ci\u003eNo Two Persons \u003c\/i\u003emade my reader's heart sing.\"--*Nina de Gramont, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Christie Affair\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eErica Bauermeister\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the bestselling novels \u003ci\u003eThe Scent Keeper, The School of Essential Ingredients, Joy for Beginners, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Lost Art of Mixing. \u003c\/i\u003eShe is also the co-author of non-fiction works, \u003ci\u003e500 Great Books by Women: A Reader's Guide\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLet's Hear It For the Girls: 375 Great Books for Readers 2-14. \u003c\/i\u003eShe has a PhD in literature from the University of Washington, and has taught there and at Antioch University. She is a founding member of the Seattle7Writers and currently lives in Port Townsend, Washington.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Griffin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50583159701778,"sku":"9781250869029","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d42bae40-a99d-4f0e-8323-921df25073e7.jpg?v=1737080714","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/no-two-persons-9781250869029","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}