{"product_id":"9780374532284","title":"The Silver Linings Playbook A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhy did NPR's popular librarian Nancy Pearl pick \u003ci\u003eThe Silver Linings Playbook\u003c\/i\u003e as one of summer's best reads for 2009?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Aawww shucks!\" Pearl said. \"I know that's hardly a usual way to begin a book review, but it was my immediate response to finishing Matthew Quick's heartwarming, humorous and soul-satisfying first novel . . . This book makes me smile.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeet Pat Peoples. Pat has a theory: his life is a movie produced by God. And his God-given mission is to become physically fit and emotionally literate, whereupon God will ensure him a happy ending—the return of his estranged wife, Nikki. (It might not come as a surprise to learn that Pat has spent several years in a mental health facility.)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe problem is, Pat's now home, and everything feels off. No one will talk to him about Nikki; his beloved Philadelphia Eagles keep losing; he's being pursued by the deeply odd Tiffany; his new therapist seems to recommend adultery as a form of therapy. Plus, he's being haunted by Kenny G!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the award-winning novelist Justin Cronin put it: \"Tender, soulful, hilarious, and true, \u003ci\u003eThe Silver Linings Playbook\u003c\/i\u003e is a wonderful debut.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Paperback","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50940405449019,"sku":"26012400025","price":4.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0841\/5376\/2107\/files\/9004253482321.jpg?v=1769292098","url":"https:\/\/mythicalbookworm.com\/products\/9780374532284","provider":"Mythical Bookworm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}