Sophie, Standing There
A Novel
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- Pedido anticipado
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- Se espera: 29 sept 2026
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- $299.00
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- Pedido anticipado
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- $299.00
Descripción editorial
“So smart, so funny, so moving. I absolutely loved it.”—Bonnie Garmus, New York Times bestselling author of Lessons in Chemistry
The “brilliant” (Ann Patchett) and much beloved author of the critically acclaimed Sorrow and Bliss returns with a tender and hilarious novel about heartbreak and the journey from isolation and loneliness towards love.
Sophie Pattison loves books. And as well as a dream job at a local book festival, she has a husband she adores, a lifelong best friend, Emma, and a brother she’s always been close to. Which makes you wonder why since Christmas Sophie has been living alone, estranged from Emma, avoiding her brother, and about to be fired.
Now it feels like the only thing she has left is reading. When Sophie re-discovers an author she first read in her twenties, the words on the page reach her in a new way—becoming both solace and company. Sophie devours every one of the author's novels and begins to dream of meeting her, but knows they never will. But what if she did? What if, by then, the author feels like a friend? What if, for Sophie, it feels almost like love?
In this much anticipated novel, Meg Mason captures the heartache and dark humor of our relationships in all their complexity, with a story about the power of connection and an ode to the inexplicable nature of the human heart.
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In this smart and heartwarming outing from Mason (Sorrow and Bliss), a jilted woman's life changes after she befriends her favorite author. Sophie Pattison, 36, enjoys her production gig for literary festivals, miking up famous novelists and learning their quirks, but her personal life is imploding. Her husband of eight years just left her for another woman, and she can't help withdrawing from her friends. Isolated, she becomes obsessed with renowned author Lilac Dunne. After Elizabeth Strout drops out from a festival lineup, Sophie is ecstatic to learn Dunne will take Strout's place. Much to Sophie's amazement, Dunne takes an interest in her. Even more exciting for Sophie, the pair develops a working relationship after Dunne finds out Sophie grew up in a cult, the subject of Dunne's next novel, and Dunne begins interviewing her for research. Through it all, Sophie attempts to rehab her love life, work through the meaning of her obsessive "parasocial relationship" with Dunne, and find unexpected connection with a colleague. Mason winks at the reader in clever metafictional asides ("If someone wrote a novel about Sophie, which they wouldn't, but if they did"), and the plot reaches a satisfying conclusion. It's a moving tale of a book lover's search for her own happy ending.
