{"product_id":"9781496741240","title":"The Language of Love and Loss: A Witty and Moving Novel Perfect for Book Clubs","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eYates, Bart\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eA John Scognamiglio Book\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5\/23\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eHardcover\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cb\u003eReaders of \u003ci\u003eMad Honey\u003c\/i\u003e will adore this clever, deeply touching, buoyant new novel from an award-winning author. When his difficult mother is diagnosed with ALS, a sharp-witted yet sensitive artist reluctantly returns to his New Hampshire hometown – and all the ghosts he left behind.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs it turns out, you can go home again. But sometimes, you really, \u003ci\u003ereally \u003c\/i\u003edon’t want to . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHome, for Noah York, is Oakland, New Hampshire, the sleepy little town where Noah’s mother, Virginia, had a psychotic breakdown and Noah got beaten to a pulp as a teenager. Then there were the good times—and Noah’s not sure which ones are more painful to recall.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow thirty-seven and eking out a living as an artist in Providence, Rhode Island, Noah looks much the same—and swears just as colorfully—as he did in high school. Virginia has become a wildly successful poet who made him the subject of her most famous poem, “The Lost Soul,” a label Noah will never live down. And J.D., the one who got away—because Noah stupidly drove him away—is in a loving marriage with a successful, attractive man whom Noah despises wholeheartedly.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIs it any surprise that Noah wishes he could ignore his mother’s summons to come visit?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut Virginia has shattering news to deliver, and a request he can’t refuse. Soon, Noah will track down the sister and extended family he never knew existed, try to keep his kleptomaniac cousin out of jail, feud with a belligerent neighbor, confront J.D.’s jealous husband—and face J.D. himself, the ache from Noah’s past that never fades. . . . All the while, contending with his brilliant, unpredictable mother.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBittersweet, hilarious, and moving, and as unapologetically candid and unforgettable as Noah himself, \u003ci\u003eThe Language of Love and Loss\u003c\/i\u003e is a story about growing older, getting lost—and finding your way back to the only truths that really matter.","brand":"A John Scognamiglio Book","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44213981544703,"sku":"9781496741240","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9781496741240_s600x595.jpg?v=1775588439","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9781496741240","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}