{"product_id":"the-phoebe-variations-9798991140287","title":"The Phoebe Variations","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn \u003ci\u003eOprah Daily\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of Fall\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn Indie Next Pick for October\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA LibraryReads Pick for September\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe acclaimed, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Ruth\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Map of the World\u003c\/i\u003e returns with a stunning coming-of-age novel about girls, mothers, and finding one's way in the world.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSeventeen-year-old Phoebe was never interested in her birth family. But on the cusp of her high school graduation, her adoptive mother, Greta, insists on a visit to meet her biological parents and siblings. The encounter is a jolt, a revelation that derails Phoebe.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith the help of her best friend Luna, Phoebe runs away--as far as their friend Patrick O'Connor's chaotic home, where she hopes to go unnoticed among his thirteen siblings. But when Phoebe asks Patrick to chop off her hip-length hair, she's suddenly transformed. Patrick's older brothers can't help but notice the striking, Peter Pan-like stranger who has suddenly appeared in their midst.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat starts as an adolescent rebellion soon spirals into a whirlwind of self-discovery and unexpected connections. As she grapples with her shifting identity and strained relationships, Phoebe must navigate the tumultuous road out of girlhood and chart a new and unknown course.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJane Hamilton\u003c\/b\u003e's novels have won literary prizes, have been made into films, and have been international bestsellers, and two of them, \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Ruth\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Map of the World\u003c\/i\u003e, were selections of Oprah's Book Club. Her nonfiction has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eAllure\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eO, The Oprah Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eElle\u003c\/i\u003e; and various anthologies. She lives on an apple farm in Wisconsin. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Zibby Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51615714410770,"sku":"9798991140287","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8a914b2a-9ef8-4d53-9764-86667aa0713b.jpg?v=1758106695","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-phoebe-variations-9798991140287","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}