{"product_id":"this-close-to-okay-a-novel","title":"This Close to Okay: A Novel","description":"A powerful, vibrant novel about the life-changing weekend shared between two strangers, from the award-winning writer Roxane Gay calls \"a consummate storyteller.\"\n\nOn 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.\n\nOver 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.\n\nAlternating 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—This Close to Okay is an uplifting, cathartic story about chance encounters, hope found in unlikely moments, and the subtle magic of human connection.\n\nLonglisted for the 2022 Mark Twain American Voice in Literature Award\nLonglisted for the Goodreads Choice Awards\nBook of the Month December Pick\nGood Housekeeping Book Club February Pick\nMarie Claire Book Club March Pick\nMost Anticipated by Elle, Today (according to Goodreads), The Millions, She Reads, and Real Simple\nRecommended by Refinery29, Shondaland, Oprah Daily, Washington Post, Glamour, Cosmopolitan, Electric Literature, Bookriot, Parade, Harper's Bazaar, and more\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1538715376\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: 31UMYP004OQF_ns\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Cross-Smith, Leesa\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43336996159549,"sku":"31UMYP004OQF_ns","price":6.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/1538715376-0.jpg?v=1783815657","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/this-close-to-okay-a-novel","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}