{"product_id":"the-bookish-life-of-nina-hill-9780451491879","title":"The Bookish Life of Nina Hill","description":"\u003cb\u003eInstant \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Abbi Waxman is both irreverent and thoughtful.\"--#1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Emily Giffin \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Meet our bookish millennial heroine--a modern-day Elizabeth Bennet, if you will... Waxman's wit and wry humor stand out. She is funny and imaginative, and \"Bookish\" lands a step above run-of-the-mill romantic comedy fare.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Abbi Waxman offers up a quirky, eccentric romance that will charm any bookworm.... For anyone who's ever wondered if their greatest romance might come between the pages of books they read, Waxman offers a heartwarming tribute to that possibility.\"--\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe author of \u003ci\u003eOther People's Houses\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Garden of Small Beginnings\u003c\/i\u003e delivers a quirky and charming novel chronicling the life of confirmed introvert Nina Hill as she does her best to fly under everyone's radar.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eMeet Nina Hill: A young woman supremely confident in her own...shell.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The only child of a single mother, Nina has her life just as she wants it: a job in a bookstore, a kick-butt trivia team, a world-class planner and a cat named Phil. If she sometimes suspects there might be more to life than reading, she just shrugs and picks up a new book. \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e When the father Nina never knew existed suddenly dies, leaving behind innumerable sisters, brothers, nieces, and nephews, Nina is horrified. They all live close by  They're all--or mostly all--excited to meet her  She'll have to Speak. To. Strangers. It's a disaster  And as if that wasn't enough, Tom, her trivia nemesis, has turned out to be cute, funny, and deeply interested in getting to know her. Doesn't he realize what a terrible idea that is? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Nina considers her options.\u003cbr\u003e 1. Completely change her name and appearance. (Too drastic, plus she \u003ci\u003elikes\u003c\/i\u003e her hair.) \u003cbr\u003e 2. Flee to a deserted island. (Hard pass, see: coffee). \u003cbr\u003e 3. Hide in a corner of her apartment and rock back and forth. (Already doing it.) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e It's time for Nina to come out of her comfortable shell, but she isn't convinced real life could ever live up to fiction. It's going to take a brand-new family, a persistent suitor, and the combined effects of ice cream and trivia to make her turn her own fresh page.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Abbi Waxman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/09\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.6lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.30w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780451491879","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42706982043785,"sku":"9780451491879","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_0c3622b9-bfd9-43eb-888b-3555ce2bcad2.jpg?v=1719472620","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/the-bookish-life-of-nina-hill-9780451491879","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}