{"product_id":"9781497646414","title":"The Gingerbread Woman: A Novel","description":"\u003cb\u003eA powerful novel, by one of Ireland’s preeminent writers, of two damaged people and their fateful, restorative friendship \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor Laurence, trauma came in the form of a random act of violence that claimed his wife and daughter a decade ago. For Clara, it was something she has kept hidden, confined to her own memory and unknown to those closest to her. By chance, they meet atop a cliff overlooking Dublin Bay, where Laurence finds Clara standing uncomfortably close to the edge. Days later they encounter each other again, this time at a pub, and begin a tentative friendship rooted in their kindred heartbreak. Through conversations at once witty, somber, and cuttingly honest, they find a soothing sense of connection and respite from their own lonely grieving. Poignant and engrossing, \u003ci\u003eThe Gingerbread Woman \u003c\/i\u003eis a stirring novel of love and mourning, and of the unlikely friendship that leads two broken people toward a renewed sense of hope. \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Open Road Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47178655990000,"sku":"9781497646414","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781497646414_p0.jpg?v=1763702096","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781497646414","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}