{"product_id":"2940170180486","title":"Labor Day: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eWith the end of summer closing in and a steamy Labor Day weekend looming in the town of Holton Mills, New Hampshire, 13-year-old Henry amp;ndash; lonely, friendless, not too good at amp;ndash; spends most of his time watching television, reading, and daydreaming about the soft skin and budding bodies of his female classmates.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor company, Henry has his long-divorced mother, Adele amp;ndash; a onetime dancer whose summer project was to teach him how to foxtrot; his hamster, Joe; and awkward Saturday-night outings to Friendly's with his estranged father and new stepfamily. As much as he tries, Henry knows that even with his jokes and his \"Husband for a Day\" coupon, he still can't make his emotionally fragile mother happy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdele has a secret that makes it hard for her to leave their house, and seems to possess an irreparably broken heart. But all that changes on the Thursday before Labor Day, when a mysterious bleeding man named Frank approaches Henry and asks for a hand. Over the next five days, Henry will learn some of life's most valuable lessons: how to throw a baseball, the secret to perfect piecrust, the breathless pain of jealousy, the power of betrayal, and the importance of putting others amp;ndash; especially those we love amp;ndash; above ourselves. And the knowledge that real love is worth waiting for.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a manner evoking Ian McEwan's Atonement and Nick Hornby's \u003ci\u003eAbout a Boy\u003c\/i\u003e, acclaimed author Joyce Maynard weaves a beautiful, poignant tale of love, sex, adolescence, and devastating treachery as seen through the eyes of a young teenage boy amp;ndash; and the man he later becomes amp;ndash; looking back at an unexpected encounter that begins one single, long, hot, life-altering weekend.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA HarperAudio production.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47150662090992,"sku":"2940170180486","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170180486_p0.jpg?v=1763704286","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170180486","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}