{"product_id":"summer-and-the-city-isbn-9780061729003","title":"Summer and the City","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis sequel to \u003cem\u003eThe Carrie Diaries\u003c\/em\u003e brings surprising revelations as Carrie learns to navigate her way around the Big Apple, going from being a country \"sparrow\" to the person she always wanted to be.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith her signature wit and sparkling humor, Candace Bushnell reveals the irresistible story of how Carrie met Samantha and Miranda, and what turned a small-town girl into one of New York City's most unforgettable icons, Carrie Bradshaw.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSummer is a magical time in New York City, and Carrie is in love with all of it—the crazy characters in her neighborhood, the vintage-clothing boutiques, the wild parties, and the glamorous man who has swept her off her feet. Best of all, she's finally in a real writing class, taking her first steps toward fulfilling her dream.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut as it becomes increasingly difficult to reconcile her past with her future, Carrie realizes that making it in New York is much more complicated than she ever imagined.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eThe Sequel to the #1 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e Bestseller \u003cem\u003eThe Carrie Diaries\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSummer and the City\u003c\/em\u003e brings surprising revelations as Carrie learns to navigate her way around the Big Apple, going from being a country \"sparrow\"—as Samantha Jones dubs her—to the person she always wanted to be. But as it becomes increasingly difficult to reconcile her past with her future, Carrie realizes that making it in New York is much more complicated than she ever imagined.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith her signature wit and sparkling humor, Candace Bushnell reveals the irresistible story of how Carrie met Samantha and Miranda, and what turned a small-town girl into one of New York City's most unforgettable icons, Carrie Bradshaw.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003ePraise for THE CARRIE DIARIES: “Carrie’s sharp observations of her peers and human relationships give the book smart, sassy intellectual power.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for THE CARRIE DIARIES: “With wit and insight, Carrie chronicles her emotionally charged senior year at a small Connecticut high school.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for THE CARRIE DIARIES: “It would have been easy to write a coming-of-age story about Carrie Bradshaw that ham-fistedly foreshadows everything fans of the franchise know will come to pass. 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