{"product_id":"2940170654734","title":"The Guy Not Taken: Stories (Abridged)","description":"\u003cb\u003eA selection of unabridged stories from the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eGoodnight Nobody\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Jennifer Weiner's talent shines like never before in this collection of short stories, following the tender, and often hilarious, progress of love and relationships over the course of a lifetime. From a teenager coming to terms with her father's disappearance to a moving portrait of men's fears about commitment and love, Weiner's stories explore those transformative moments in our every day. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e We meet Marlie Davidow, home alone with her new baby late one Friday night, when she wanders onto her ex's online wedding registry and wonders what if she had wound up with the guy not taken. We stumble on \u003ci\u003eGood in Bed\u003c\/i\u003e's Bruce Guberman, liquored-up and ready for anything on the night of his best friend's bachelor party, until stealing his girlfriend's tiny rat terrier becomes more complicated than he'd planned. We find Jessica Norton listing her beloved New York City apartment in the hope of winning her broker's heart. And we follow an unlikely friendship between two very different new mothers, and the choices that bring them together -- and pull them apart. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Guy Not Taken\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates Weiner's amazing ability to create characters who \"feel like they could be your best friend\" (Janet Maslin) and to find hope and humor, longing and love in the hidden corners of our common experiences.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47115545051376,"sku":"2940170654734","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170654734_p0.jpg?v=1763809214","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170654734","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}