{"product_id":"9780399562105","title":"The Book of Polly: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Delightful. . . funny and poignant.”\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e —People\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a kick like the best hot sauce, this is the laugh-out-loud story of a girl determined to keep up with her aging, crazy-as-a-fox mother\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"If you ever pined for a mother who would take a hunting falcon as her wingman to a parent-teacher conference, Polly is the gal for you. Delicious.\" —Mark Childress, author of \u003ci\u003eCrazy in Alabama\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWillow Havens is ten years old and obsessed with the fear that her mother will die. Her mother, Polly, is a cantankerous, take-no-prisoners Southern woman who lives to chase varmints, drink margaritas, and antagonize the neighbors—and she sticks out like a sore thumb among the young modern mothers of their small conventional Texas town. She was in her late fifties when Willow was born, so Willow knows she’s here by accident, a late-life afterthought. Willow’s father died before she was born, her much older brother and sister are long grown and gone and failing elsewhere. It’s just her and bigger-than-life Polly. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWillow is desperately hungry for clues to the family life that preceded her, and especially Polly’s life pre-Willow. Why did she leave her hometown of Bethel, Louisiana, fifty years ago and vow never to return? Who is Garland Jones, her long-ago suitor who possibly killed a man? And will Polly be able to outrun the Bear, the illness that finally puts her on a collision course with her past?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Book of Polly \u003c\/i\u003ehas a great blend of humor and sadness, pathos and hilarity. This is a bittersweet novel about the grip of love in a truly quirky family and you’ll come to know one of the most unforgettable mother-daughter duos you’ve ever met.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Temple Publications International, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47050498998512,"sku":"9780399562105","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780399562105_p0.jpg?v=1763698924","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780399562105","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}