{"product_id":"slow-dance-a-novel-isbn-9780063380202","title":"Slow Dance: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA REESE’S BOOK CLUB PICK\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAN INSTANT \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis special limited paperback features vibrant red sprayed edges.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author Rainbow Rowell comes \u003ci\u003eSlow Dance—\u003c\/i\u003eher smartest, funniest, most \u003ci\u003epowerful\u003c\/i\u003e novel yet.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“If you, like me, think thirty-somethings methodically working through their issues is very hot, \u003ci\u003eSlow Dance\u003c\/i\u003e is the book for you. The people in it feel like people you know or maybe even people you’ve been. \u003ci\u003eSlow Dance\u003c\/i\u003e is sexy, sweet, wise, and nostalgic—Jane Austen’s \u003ci\u003ePersuasion\u003c\/i\u003e for our times.”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e   — Gabrielle Zevin, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eTomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShiloh Butler was supposed to get out of north Omaha.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe used to sit out on the front porch with her best friend, Cary, and plot their escape. Shiloh was going to be an actress – she had a scholarship to a good school – and Cary was laser-focused on the Navy. Sharp, stoic, golden-eyed Cary . . . thin as a stick of gum and poor as dirt. He was probably the most decent person Shiloh has ever known. She hasn’t spoken to him in fourteen years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Shiloh gets an invitation to a high school friend’s wedding, Cary is the first and only thing on her mind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe desperately wants to see him again, but she doesn’t know if she can bear being seen \u003ci\u003eby\u003c\/i\u003e him. What would Cary think of Shiloh at thirty-three? A divorced mom living in the same house she grew up in. Someone who works behind a desk, not onstage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWould Cary even \u003ci\u003ewant\u003c\/i\u003e to see Shiloh after all this time? After \u003ci\u003eeverything\u003c\/i\u003e?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe answer, it turns out, is yes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn her triumphant return to adult fiction, Rainbow Rowell has written a love story so honest and human – so \u003ci\u003ecathartic\u003c\/i\u003e – you’ll feel it in your bones. \u003ci\u003eSlow Dance\u003c\/i\u003e is a power ballad of a book, brimming with Rowell’s signature compassion and wit. It’s deeply affecting and \u003ci\u003eprofoundly\u003c\/i\u003e romantic.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“A \u003cem\u003egorgeous \u003c\/em\u003ebook. \u003cem\u003eSlow Dance\u003c\/em\u003e by Rainbow Rowell is a beautiful, believable love story between two slightly broken people. It was so \u003cem\u003esweet\u003c\/em\u003e, but never sentimental. I \u003cem\u003eyearned \u003c\/em\u003efor them to be happy, and I miss it now it’s over.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eInternational bestselling author Marian Keyes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Fans of Rainbow Rowell may already know her signature style: Her books will make you gasp with recognition, laugh along with the characters' hijinks and probably leak a tear or two as they figure themselves out.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Witty, insightful and uncompromising, Rainbow Rowell’s \u003cem\u003eSlow Dance\u003c\/em\u003e is an emotionally charged and beautifully real romance.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“If you, like me, think thirty-somethings methodically working through their issues is very hot, \u003cem\u003eSlow Dance\u003c\/em\u003e is the book for you. The people in it feel like people you know or maybe even people you’ve been. \u003cem\u003eSlow Dance\u003c\/em\u003e is sexy, sweet, wise, and nostalgic – Jane Austen’s \u003cem\u003ePersuasion\u003c\/em\u003e for our times.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGabrielle Zevin, New York Times bestselling author of Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Rowell does longing like nobody’s business. She pits epic love against relatable, painful foibles. …Chapters that dip back in time play to Rowell’s strength writing the confused passions of teenagers and show just how long these two have been absolutely gone for each other. Readers will be desperate to see them work it out. A treat for fans of Rowell and of realistic romance.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Readers who enjoyed \u003cem\u003eLandline\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eEleanor \u0026amp; Park\u003c\/em\u003e will be glad to return to Rowell’s unique storytelling style and lyrical prose... It’s guaranteed to make hearts flutter, likely while bringing tears to readers’ eyes.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“With tenderness and charm, \u003cem\u003eSlow Dance\u003c\/em\u003e describes what happens when someone finds their person, within a life and in a place where they'd rather not be, and how moving forward from calcified hurt is possible, given the brevity of life.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Rowell takes her time revealing the couple's origins as high-school besties, the conflicts they helped each other through as teens in working-class families and those they're dealing with now, the long period of silence between them, and the undeniable glimmers of their enduring mutual attraction. Their dance is sweet and sexy, and Rowell draws out the whole, simmering affair as she ping-pongs through her characters' past and present. . . . [\u003cem\u003eSlow Dance \u003c\/em\u003eis] sure to be a crowd-pleaser.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The funny, wised-up dialogue, the tumultuous, sweet, and sexy love story is grade-A Rowell . . . a book that readers will find almost impossible to put down.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly (starred review) on Carry On\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Perfectly mixing sweet romance with deliciously tart wit, Rowell’s literary debut is a complete charmer.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune on Attachments\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Rich, real, and emotionally raw, this satisfying contemporary is sure to impress.\"  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Who can deny the absolute, dizzy pleasure of loving a novel so much that you cannot bear to put it down, that you want to do nothing but keep flipping pages, that you want to immerse yourself fully and not come up for air until you are finished. I read \u003cem\u003eSlow Dance\u003c\/em\u003e in just that way, breathless and weeping. There is no one better than Rainbow at creating flawed, deeply human people. I loved every page of \u003cem\u003eSlow Dance\u003c\/em\u003e, a book that is romantic to its core, and as funny and smart as its wonderful characters. I will miss being in this world.” \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEmma Straub, New York Times bestselling author\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Who can deny the absolute, dizzy pleasure of loving a novel so much that you cannot bear to put it down, that you want to do nothing but keep flipping pages, that you want to immerse yourself fully and not come up for air until you are finished. I read \u003cem\u003eSlow Dance\u003c\/em\u003e in just that way, breathless and weeping. There is no one better than Rainbow at creating flawed, deeply human people. I loved every page of \u003cem\u003eSlow Dance\u003c\/em\u003e, a book that is romantic to its core, and as funny and smart as its wonderful characters.” \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEmma Straub, New York Times bestselling author\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Deeply human, profoundly romantic. Rowell tackles the challenges of love lost and rediscovered with nuance and candor. 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