{"product_id":"9781480459861","title":"The Republic of Love","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Pulitzer Prize–winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Stone Diaries \u003c\/i\u003egives us a love story for the ages: the tale of two polar opposites on a rocky road to romance\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe’s a thrice-divorced late-night talk-show host. She’s an unmarried folklorist obsessed with mermaids. He lives for the present. She lives in the past. Both are leery of commitment. Neither has ever known lasting love. But when Tom Avery and Fay McLeod meet, it’s love—or at least lust—at first sight. And then fate starts to throw them curveballs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShifting between Tom and Fay’s stories—from their complicated histories through their present-day angst—\u003ci\u003eThe Republic of Love \u003c\/i\u003efeatures delightful secondary characters in the lovers’ friends and families, including Fay’s seemingly happily married parents and her beloved godmother, Onion. As Tom and Fay forge bravely ahead into a romantic minefield, they make startling discoveries about each other and themselves. With her trademark wit and irony, and a deep compassion for her hero and heroine, Carol Shields gives us a celebration of love in all its guises.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Open Road Integrated Media LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47053232111856,"sku":"9781480459861","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781480459861_p0.jpg?v=1763619714","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781480459861","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}