{"product_id":"this-close-to-okay-isbn-9781538715376","title":"This Close to Okay","description":"\u003cb\u003eA powerful, vibrant novel about the life-changing weekend shared between two strangers, from the award-winning writer Roxane Gay calls \"a consummate storyteller.\"​\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e On a rainy October night in Kentucky, recently divorced therapist Tallie Clark is on her way home from work when she spots a man precariously standing at the edge of a bridge. Without a second thought, Tallie pulls over and jumps out of the car into the pouring rain. She convinces the man to join her for a cup of coffee, and he eventually agrees to come back to her house, where he finally shares his name: Emmett. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Over the course of the emotionally charged weekend that follows, Tallie makes it her mission to provide a safe space for Emmett, though she hesitates to confess that this is also her day job. What she doesn’t realize is that Emmett isn’t the only one who needs healing—and they both are harboring secrets.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Alternating between Tallie and Emmett’s perspectives as they inch closer to the truth of what brought Emmett to the bridge’s edge—as well as the hard truths Tallie has been grappling with since her marriage ended—\u003ci\u003eThis Close to Okay \u003c\/i\u003eis an uplifting, cathartic story about chance encounters, hope found in unlikely moments, and the subtle magic of human connection.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e​Longlisted for the 2022 Mark Twain American Voice in Literature Award\u003cbr\u003e Longlisted for the Goodreads Choice Awards\u003cbr\u003e Book of the Month December Pick\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGood Housekeeping\u003c\/i\u003e Book Club February Pick\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMarie Claire Book\u003c\/i\u003e Club March Pick\u003cbr\u003e Most Anticipated by \u003ci\u003eElle\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eToday\u003c\/i\u003e (according to Goodreads), \u003ci\u003eThe Millions\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eShe Reads\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eReal Simple\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Recommended by Refinery29, Shondaland, Oprah Daily, \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGlamour\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCosmopolitan\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eElectric Literature\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBookriot\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eParade\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHarper's Bazaar\u003c\/i\u003e, and more \u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Grand Central Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44895301435621,"sku":"NP9781538715376","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/O_b801d6f0-9212-4090-b2ad-4cf92c048bac.jpg?v=1773107100","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/this-close-to-okay-isbn-9781538715376","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}