{"product_id":"9781771333139","title":"The Nearly Girl","description":"\u003cbr\u003eFiction. Women's Studies. Fans of \u003cem\u003eA Prayer for Owen Meany\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eOne Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest\u003c\/em\u003e will love this clever, fast-paced and enjoyable thriller. Like a modern-day Joan of Arc, Amelia Fisher attempts to carve out a \"normal life\", showing us how mythic the idea of \"normal\" really is. With a poetic genius for a father, an obsessed body builder for a mother, and an enchantingly eccentric group seeking the help of an unorthodox therapist, what could possibly go wrong? A chance discovery propels Amelia and fellow therapy attendee, Mike, with whom she is in love, into a life-threatening situation instigated by the crazed doctor's own dark secret but Amelia's psychosis saves the day. Told with warmth, humor and populated with vividly original characters, this sprint-paced novel has it all, from restraining orders to sex in office bathrooms, and a nail-biting ending. A novel about an unusual family, expected social norms and the twists and turns of getting it all slightly wrong, the consequences of which prove fatal for some.","brand":"Inanna Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49789451665648,"sku":"9781771333139","price":22.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781771333139","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}