{"product_id":"9781623654047","title":"The Library of Unrequited Love","description":"\u003cp\u003eEl Pais called \u003ci\u003eThe Library of Unrequited Love\u003c\/i\u003e \"a thrilling soliloquy, an exciting breath of love.\" The librarian, a single, middle-aged woman, a sharply opinionated and thoughtful bookworm, whose ex-boyfriend left her for another woman, discovers one morning a patron who has been locked in over night.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAgainst her quiet nature, she starts to talk to him, what results is a soliloquy of frustrations, observations, and anguish, covering—with wit, pathos, and passion—history, literature, the Dewey Decimal System, love, and loneliness, as well as revealing her unrequited passion for a quiet student-researcher named Martin, whose studiousness, grace, and \"beautiful neck\" strikes her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDivry's prose is seamless—never laborious—both funny and poignant. The book's compactness offers an immersive reading experience that touches universal emotional experiences from the perspective of a bookworm.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Quercus","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47181075808496,"sku":"9781623654047","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781623654047_p0.jpg?v=1763867033","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781623654047","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}