{"product_id":"flying-solo-a-novel","title":"Flying Solo: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Holmes, Linda\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eColor:\u003c\/b\u003e Multicolor\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber Of Pages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 14-06-2022\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDetails:\u003c\/b\u003e Product Description      \nA woman returns to her small Maine hometown, uncovering family secrets that take her on a journey of self-discovery and new love, in this warm and charming novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Evvie Drake Starts Over.\n\nONE OF THE MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS OF 2022—BookPage\n\nSmarting from her recently canceled wedding and about to turn forty, Laurie Sassalyn returns to her Maine hometown of Calcasset to handle the estate of her great-aunt Dot, a spirited adventurer who lived to be ninety-three. Alongside boxes of Polaroids and pottery, a mysterious wooden duck shows up at the bottom of a cedar chest. Laurie’s curiosity is piqued, especially after she finds a love letter to the never-married Dot that ends with the line “And anyway, if you’re ever desperate, there are always ducks, darling.”\n\nLaurie is told that the duck has no financial value. But after it disappears under suspicious circumstances, she feels compelled to figure out why anyone would steal a wooden duck—and why Dot kept it hidden away in the first place. Suddenly Laurie finds herself swept up in a righteous caper that has her negotiating with antiques dealers and con artists, going on after-hours dates at the local library, and reconnecting with her oldest friend and her first love. Desperate to uncover her great-aunt’s secrets, Laurie must reckon with her own past and her future—and ultimately embrace her own vision of flying solo.\n\nWith a cast of unforgettable characters and a heroine you will root for from page one,\nFlying Solo is a wonderfully original story about growing up, coming home, and learning to make a life for yourself on your own terms.\n      About the Author      \nLinda Holmes is a novelist, a pop culture correspondent for NPR, and one of the hosts of the popular podcast\nPop Culture Happy Hour, which has held sold-out live shows in New York, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., and elsewhere. She appears regularly on NPR radio shows including\nMorning Edition, All Things Considered, and\n Weekend Edition. Before NPR, she wrote for\nNew York magazine online and for\nTV Guide, as well as for the groundbreaking website\nTelevision Without Pity. Her first novel,\nEvvie Drake Starts Over, was a\n New York Times bestseller. In her free time, she watches far too many romantic comedies, bakes bread, plays with her wonderful dog, and tries to keep various plants thriving.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEAN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780525619277\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePackage Dimensions:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.3 x 6.1 x 0.8 inches\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguages:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PENNYPART.COM","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42429706895614,"sku":"0525619275","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0414\/0200\/7704\/products\/41pwhiWyI8L.jpg?v=1644466531","url":"https:\/\/pennypart.com\/products\/flying-solo-a-novel","provider":"PENNYPART.COM","version":"1.0","type":"link"}