{"product_id":"joy-for-beginners","title":"Joy for Beginners","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eJoy for Beginners\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eErica Bauermeister\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780425247426\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003ePenguin Publishing Group\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2012\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eReprint\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e288\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eClean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom national bestselling author of Reese Witherspoon's Book Club pick \u003ci\u003eThe Scent Keeper\u003c\/i\u003e comes a beautifully crafted novel about daring to experience true joy, starting one small step at a time. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eHaving survived a life-threatening illness, Kate celebrates by gathering with six close friends. At an intimate outdoor dinner on a warm September evening, the women challenge Kate to start her new lease on life by going white-water rafting down the Grand Canyon with her daughter. But Kate is reluctant to take the risk. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThat is, until her friend Marion proposes a pact: if Kate will face the rapids, each woman will do one thing in the next year that scares her. Kate agrees, with one provision--she didn't get to choose her challenge, so she gets to choose theirs. Whether it's learning to let go of the past or getting a tattoo, each woman's story interweaves with the others, forming a seamless portrait of the power of female friendships.\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eJoy for Beginners\u003c\/i\u003e takes us on the emotional journeys of seven women seeking to transform their lives, and proves that sometimes what we really need to inspire us to change is a good, firm shove.\"--Garth Stein, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Racing in the Rain\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Joy for Beginners | Erica Bauermeister | Paperback | 9780425247426 | Used: Very Good | Fiction 1738006","offer_id":50892681543938,"sku":"1738006","price":21.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0609\/3327\/5906\/files\/81UGyvTU55L.jpg?v=1793132469","url":"https:\/\/boswellsbooks.com\/products\/joy-for-beginners","provider":"Boswell's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}