{"product_id":"9781504023887","title":"Attempted Chemistry: A Novel","description":"Chemistry is what everyone hopes for when meeting somebody for the first time. Yet, too often, relationships soon evolve into a union akin to rubbing two wet sticks together and hoping for fire, then hanging on for dear life should the spark produce flames of any size.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eAttempted Chemistry\u003c\/i\u003e, Jeff Gomez, author of the cult favorite \u003ci\u003eOur Noise\u003c\/i\u003e, charts the lives and loves of a variety of Manhattan men and women who find that it’s not establishing the foundation of a relationship that’s difficult, it’s building the whole house that’s hard. In sharp prose and dead-on dialogue, these characters lead lives of restless discontent and desperation.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e There’s Daniel and Eileen, a newly cohabiting boyfriend and girlfriend who are quickly realizing the difference between dating and living together; Josh and Kendra, a young married couple who are facing the first real challenges of their marriage; Keith and Brie, a couple who lie to themselves as much as to each other; and the singles Rick, Mike, Leslie, and Cressandra, all of whom try for love in various guises, yet just can’t seem to make a connection.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Sad, funny, and poignant, \u003ci\u003eAttempted Chemistry\u003c\/i\u003e is a book about trying to find communion with another soul; a process that all of us have gone through at some point in our lives, in our search for love, happiness, and, of course, chemistry.","brand":"The Permanent Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47132187427056,"sku":"9781504023887","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781504023887_p0.jpg?v=1763711250","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781504023887","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}