{"product_id":"the-ramblers-paperback","title":"The Ramblers - 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\u003eAidan Donnelley Rowley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fans of J. Courtney Sullivan, Meg Wolitzer, Claire Messud, and Emma Straub, a gorgeous and absorbing novel of a trio of confused souls struggling to find themselves and the way forward in their lives, set against the spectacular backdrop of contemporary New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in the most magical parts of Manhattan--the Upper West Side, Central Park, Greenwich Village--\u003cem\u003eThe Ramblers\u003c\/em\u003e explores the lives of three lost souls, bound together by friendship and family. During the course of one fateful Thanksgiving week, a time when emotions run high and being with family can be a mixed blessing, Rowley's sharply defined characters explore the moments when decisions are deliberately made, choices accepted, and pasts reconciled.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClio Marsh, whose bird-watching walks through Central Park are mentioned in \u003cem\u003eNew York Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e, is taking her first tentative steps towards a relationship while also looking back to the secrets of her broken childhood. Her best friend, Smith Anderson, the seemingly-perfect daughter of one of New York's wealthiest families, organizes the lives of others as her own has fallen apart. And Tate Pennington has returned to the city, heartbroken but determined to move ahead with his artistic dreams.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRambling through the emotional chaos of their lives, this trio learns to let go of the past, to make room for the future and the uncertainty and promise that it holds. \u003cem\u003eThe Ramblers\u003c\/em\u003e is a love letter to New York City--an accomplished, sumptuous novel about fate, loss, hope, birds, friendship, love, the wonders of the natural world and the mysteries of the human spirit. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this irresistible novel, two friends discover that life--and love--can change profoundly in just seven days.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFourteen years ago, college freshmen Clio Marsh and Smith Anderson met in the dorm room they'd share. Now in their precarious thirties, on the surface, they're thriving--Clio as an ornithologist at the American Museum of Natural History and Smith as a passionate personal organizer to Manhattan's privileged set. But the truth is: they're stalled. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClio grieves the loss of her larger-than-life mother and revisits the heartbreaking secrets of her childhood while wondering if she can commit to the dazzling older man in her life. Smith wrestles with the continued mystery of her broken engagement to a brilliant neurosurgeon and navigates the complexities of her too-close Manhattan family while anxiously bracing for her younger sister's upcoming society wedding. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHowever, a lot can happen over one fateful Thanksgiving week. A hidden door in a hotel room leads to a startling late-night surprise. A soulful and brooding college classmate reappears. Trips are taken, pasts are examined, and futures are glimpsed as the two friends realize, together and apart, that becoming lost--rambling through the pathways of life--is sometimes just what it takes to find your way. \u003cem\u003eThe Ramblers\u003c\/em\u003e is a singular story of friendship and love in modern times that will linger with readers long after the final page.\u003c\/p\u003e--Cosmopolitan\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this irresistible novel, two friends discover that life--and love--can change profoundly in just seven days.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFourteen years ago, college freshmen Clio Marsh and Smith Anderson met in the dorm room they'd share. Now in their precarious thirties, on the surface, they're thriving--Clio as an ornithologist at the American Museum of Natural History and Smith as a passionate personal organizer to Manhattan's privileged set. But the truth is: they're stalled. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClio grieves the loss of her larger-than-life mother and revisits the heartbreaking secrets of her childhood while wondering if she can commit to the dazzling older man in her life. Smith wrestles with the continued mystery of her broken engagement to a brilliant neurosurgeon and navigates the complexities of her too-close Manhattan family while anxiously bracing for her younger sister's upcoming society wedding. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHowever, a lot can happen over one fateful Thanksgiving week. A hidden door in a hotel room leads to a startling late-night surprise. A soulful and brooding college classmate reappears. Trips are taken, pasts are examined, and futures are glimpsed as the two friends realize, together and apart, that becoming lost--rambling through the pathways of life--is sometimes just what it takes to find your way. \u003cem\u003eThe Ramblers\u003c\/em\u003e is a singular story of friendship and love in modern times that will linger with readers long after the final page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 04, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47267505668345,"sku":"9780062413321","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/7IuNGRvDSM9780062413321.webp?v=1768868023","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-ramblers-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}