{"product_id":"2940170603558","title":"The Bookstore","description":"\u003cp\u003e   Brilliant, idealistic Esme Garland moves to Manhattan armed with a pres­tigious scholarship at Columbia University. When Mitchell van Leuven¿a New Yorker with the bluest of blue New York blood¿captures her heart with his stunning good looks and a penchant for all things erotic, life seems truly glorious . . . until a thin blue line signals a wrinkle in Esme's tidy plan. Before she has a chance to tell Mitchell about her pregnancy, he suddenly declares their sex life is as exciting as a cup of tea, and ends it all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDetermined to master everything from Degas to diapers, Esme starts work at a small West Side bookstore, finding solace in George, the laconic owner addicted to spirulina, and Luke, the taciturn, guitar-playing night manager. The oddball customers are a welcome relief from Columbia's high-pressure halls, but the store is struggling to survive in this city where nothing seems to last.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Mitchell recants his criticism, his passion and promises are hard to resist. But if Esme gives him a second chance, will she, like her beloved book­store, lose more than she can handle? A sharply observed and evocative tale of learning to face reality without giv­ing up on your dreams, \u003ci\u003eThe Bookstore\u003c\/i\u003e is sheer enchantment from start to finish.  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tantor Audio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47098451853552,"sku":"2940170603558","price":20.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170603558_p0.jpg?v=1763713929","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170603558","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}