{"product_id":"valencia-and-valentine","title":"Valencia and Valentine","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor readers of\u003cem\u003e Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine\u003c\/em\u003e, debut author Suzy Krause delivers a quirky, colourful story about love, loss, second chances, and what it means to truly live.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eValencia, a timid debt collector with crippling OCD, is afraid of many things, but the two that scare her most are flying and turning thirty-five. To confront those fears, Valencia’s therapist suggests that she fly somewhere―anywhere―before her upcoming birthday. And as Valencia begins a telephone romance with a man from New York, she suddenly has a destination in mind. There’s only one problem―he might not actually exist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMrs. Valentine is an eccentric old woman desperate for company, be it from neighbors, telemarketers, or even the funeral director (when you’re her age, you go to a lot of funerals). So she’s thrilled when the new cleaning girl provides a listening ear for her life’s story―a tale of storybook love and incredible adventures around the world with her husband before his mysterious and sudden disappearance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe stories of Valencia and Mrs. Valentine may at first appear to have nothing in common…but then again, nothing in life is as straightforward as it seems.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Suzy Krause","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49487089598761,"sku":"092968B","price":12.75,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0857\/9435\/7545\/files\/valencia-and-valentine-898492.jpg?v=1754395231","url":"https:\/\/thebookstore.pro\/products\/valencia-and-valentine","provider":"The Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}