{"product_id":"tolstoy-and-the-purple-chair-my-year-of-magical-reading-9780061999857","title":"Tolstoy and the Purple Chair: My Year of Magical Reading","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Nina Sankovitch has crafted a dazzling memoir that reminds us of the most primal function of literature--to heal, to nurture and to connectus to our truest selves.\" --Thrity Umrigar, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Space Between Us\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCatalyzed by the loss of her sister, a mother of four spends one year savoring a great book every day, from Thomas Pynchon to Nora Ephron and beyond. In the tradition of Gretchen Rubin's \u003cem\u003eThe Happiness Project\u003c\/em\u003e and Joan Dideon's \u003cem\u003eA Year of Magical Thinking\u003c\/em\u003e, Nina Sankovitch's soul-baring and literary-minded memoir is a chronicle of loss, hope, and redemption. Nina ultimately turns to reading as therapy and through her journey illuminates the power of books to help us reclaim our lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSankovitch, Nina:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eNina Sankovitch launched ReadAllDay.org in 2008, and at the end of her year of reading, she was profiled in the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e. She continues to review books on ReadAllDay.org and for the \u003cem\u003eHuffington Post\u003c\/em\u003e. She lives in Connecticut with her husband and four sons.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50513748132114,"sku":"9780061999857","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_817779e0-c1c7-4227-b526-f571e593a0ab.jpg?v=1730966333","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/tolstoy-and-the-purple-chair-my-year-of-magical-reading-9780061999857","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}