{"product_id":"joy-for-beginners-isbn-9780425247426","title":"Joy for Beginners","description":"\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eJoy for Beginners\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A joy to read. Bauermeister gives us characters who revel in the best of what life has to offer—loving relationships, fine food, good books, and travel—and she writes with keen observance and wry wit...Readers will be inspired to leap into their own lives with renewed gusto.”—Stephanie Kallos, author of \u003ci\u003eSing Them Home\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“Erica Bauermeister’s prose is evocative and compelling.”—Garth Stein, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Racing in the Rain\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003c\/i\u003eBauermeister has created a cast of textured and nuanced characters who individually and as a group speak to what makes women interesting and enigmatic. Her prose is velvety smooth, revealing life at once mournful and auspicious. Joyful, indeed.”—\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal \u003c\/i\u003e(starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“How transporting to live, even briefly, inside these women’s lives.”—Laura Hansen, \u003ci\u003eBookin’ it\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“Sensual...evocative...A book designed to fill you up and make you hungry for life.”—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“\u003ci\u003eJoy for Beginners\u003c\/i\u003e is ultimately a celebration of life; a literary confirmation of the power of friendship.”—Carol Cassella, author of \u003ci\u003eOxygen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eErica Bauermeister\u003c\/b\u003e is the national bestselling author of the \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eSchool of Essential Ingredients\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Lost Art of Mixing\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eJoy for Beginners\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Seattle with her family.","brand":"Berkley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46299960017125,"sku":"NP9780425247426","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780425247426.jpg?v=1767730485","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/joy-for-beginners-isbn-9780425247426","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}