{"product_id":"a-thousand-consolations-paperback","title":"A Thousand Consolations - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJulie Roorda\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMoving, entertaining, and witty, \u003c\/i\u003eA Thousand Consolations\u003ci\u003e is a literary romantic comedy for fans of David Nicholls's \u003c\/i\u003eUs\u003ci\u003e and Emma Straub's \u003c\/i\u003eModern Lovers.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePaula doesn't put much faith in the candles she designs for her customers, which promise to cure everything from unrequited love to ingrown toenails; it's just a business she started after her husband's untimely death put an end to their joint dream of a career on the stage. Believing she may have somehow contributed to Teddy's illness, Paula is too crippled by guilt to pursue the dream of acting on her own, and too bitter to believe she'll ever be happy again.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThen she meets Héctor, a former concert pianist seeking refuge from the Mexican narcos who severed his fingers and threatened worse. With great charm and wit, Héctor seduces her into believing in a life in which hope coexists with disappointment, happiness with loss. Paula begins to believe that love is a possibility after all. But will Hector be allowed to remain in Canada, or be sent back to an unknown fate?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Thousand Consolations\u003c\/i\u003e is a surprisingly funny novel in which virtuosity, philosophy, and humour endure despite the modern blights of refugee politics and the threat of narcoterrorism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 24, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48264852898041,"sku":"9781927366653","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/zFfoT04gpf9781927366653.webp?v=1775760117","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/a-thousand-consolations-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}