{"product_id":"the-story-hour-9780062344120","title":"The Story Hour","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the critically beloved, bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe World We Found\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Space Between U\u003c\/em\u003es, whom the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e calls a \"perceptive and . . . piercing writer,\" comes a profound, heartbreakingly honest novel about friendship, family, secrets, forgiveness, and second chances.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn experienced psychologist, Maggie carefully maintains emotional distance from her patients. But when she meets a young Indian woman who tried to kill herself, her professional detachment disintegrates. Cut off from her family in India, Lakshmi is desperately lonely and trapped in a loveless marriage to a domineering man who limits her world to their small restaurant and grocery store.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMoved by her plight, Maggie treats Lakshmi in her home office for free, quickly realizing that the despondent woman doesn't need a shrink; she needs a friend. Determined to empower Lakshmi as a woman who feels valued in her own right, Maggie abandons protocol, and soon doctor and patient have become close friends.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut while their relationship is deeply affectionate, it is also warped by conflicting expectations. When Maggie and Lakshmi open up and share long-buried secrets, the revelations will jeopardize their close bond, shake their faith in each other, and force them to confront painful choices.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUmrigar, Thrity:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eThrity Umrigar\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eis the author of seven novels \u003cem\u003eEverybody's Son\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Story Hour\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe World We Found\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Weight of Heaven\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Space Between Us\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eIf Today Be Sweet\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eBombay Time\u003c\/em\u003e; a memoir, \u003cem\u003eFirst Darling of the Morning\u003c\/em\u003e; and a children's picture book, \u003cem\u003eWhen I Carried You in My Belly\u003c\/em\u003e. A former journalist, she was awarded a Nieman Fellowship to Harvard and was a finalist for the PEN Beyond Margins Award. A professor of English at Case Western Reserve University, she lives in Cleveland, Ohio.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Large Print","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50872436916498,"sku":"9780062344120","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9cbaba92-3e74-4281-bc4c-85a962493130.jpg?v=1737897482","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-story-hour-9780062344120","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}