{"product_id":"the-knowing-9781964992235","title":"The Knowing","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Soul medicine for the smartphone weary... Life-affirming. Brilliant.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Matthew Quick, New York Times bestselling author of The Silver Linings Playbook\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the acclaimed author of A Room Called Earth comes an addictive new novel about finding yourself in a world obsessed with staying connected.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's Valentine's Day, and twenty-something Camille is on her way to work. Exhausted and cramping, stressing about having to face another day under the glare of her controlling, passive-aggressive boss, she realizes, too late, that she's forgotten her phone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer panic is instant -- no scrolling; no messaging; no escaping reality -- and now she faces an hours-long commute with no relief and no distractions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut as Camille gets closer to the city, her gaze turns inward. She thinks back to how she first met her poet boyfriend Manny; she remembers her dreams of opening her own floral designing business. And, gradually, the world around her becomes a wonder waiting to be rediscovered.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRyan, Madeleine:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMadeleine Ryan\u003c\/strong\u003e is an Australian writer, director, and author. Her articles and essays have appeared in \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, SBS, \u003cem\u003eVogue\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Daily Telegraph\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Sydney Morning Herald\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eVice\u003c\/em\u003e. She is currently working on the screen adaptation of her first novel, \u003cem\u003eA Room Called Earth\u003c\/em\u003e. Madeleine lives in rural Victoria.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Scribe Us","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51603319685394,"sku":"9781964992235","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c06be296-a9b0-425c-a1c0-3ae605df71e8.jpg?v=1757433834","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-knowing-9781964992235","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}