{"product_id":"becoming-finola-9780743403771","title":"Becoming Finola","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn the latest novel from the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eAround Again, \u003c\/i\u003e an American takes an unexpected trip to Ireland and finds the woman she was meant to become.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNewly unemployed, Sophie White has nothing better to do when her recently widowed best friend, Gina, invites her along on a much-needed, postcrisis getaway. When, after only one day in Ireland, Gina decides she should do her grieving back at home, she urges Sophie to remain and make the most of the summer in Booley, the tiny seaside village that was their destination.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA job offer accepted on a whim lands her in the village's craft shop, and in the position once held by Finola O'Flynn, a woman who'd swiftly left town a few years before. Sophie takes on Finola's job of creating beaded bracelets but also takes over Finola's abandoned home, then Finola's left-behind wardrobe, and finally, after her own episode of lost love, Finola's discarded man, charismatic shop owner Liam. But could Sophie -- or anyone -- ever take over the legendary place that her predecessor still holds in the hearts of Booley? \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFriend, confidante, and guru to all -- literally a lifesaver to some -- even in her absence Finola continues to captivate. Her myth manages to reenergize Sophie, who passes along the gift through bracelets she infuses with invented powers that make the wearers believe they have what it takes to face life's challenges. But is Sophie powerful enough to face a whopper of her own when Finola returns to Booley and to the life she deserted? Does Sophie have the magic to make room in one tiny village for two women who want the very same life?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Suzanne Strempek Shea\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Washington Square Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780743403771\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2004 pg. 421\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2004 pg. 1705\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSuzanne Strempek Shea, \u003c\/b\u003e winner of the 2000 New England Book Award for Fiction, is the author of the novels \u003ci\u003eSelling the Lite of Heaven; Hoopi Shoopi Donna; Lily of the Valley;\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAround Again;\u003c\/i\u003e and the memoirs \u003ci\u003eSongs from a Lead-Lined Room: Notes -- High and Low -- From My Journey Through Breast Cancer and Radiation;\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eShelf Life: Romance, Mystery, Drama, and Other Page-Turning Adventures from a Year in a Bookstore.\u003c\/i\u003e She lives in Bondsville, Massachusetts\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Washington Square Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40117449359475,"sku":"0743403770","price":27.72,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_1722f1fe-4d2f-47a7-87b4-878c04f2dac1.jpg?v=1653576138","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/becoming-finola-9780743403771","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}