{"product_id":"how-can-i-help-you-9780593543702","title":"How Can I Help You","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe lives of two librarians become dangerously intertwined in this razor-sharp exploration of human nature and the lure of artistic obsession.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNo one knows Margo's real name. Her colleagues and patrons at a small-town public library know only her middle-aged normalcy, congeniality, and charm. They have no reason to suspect that she is, in fact, a former nurse with a trail of premature deaths in her wake. She has turned a new page, so to speak, and the library is her sanctuary, a place to quell old urges. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThat is, at least, until Patricia, a recent graduate and failed novelist, joins the library staff. Patricia quickly notices Margo's subtly sinister edge, and watches her carefully. When a tragic incident in the library bathroom gives her a hint of Margo's mysterious past, Patricia can't resist digging deeper--even as her new fixation becomes all-consuming and sends both women hurtling toward disaster. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChilling, incisive, and darkly humorous, \u003ci\u003eHow Can I Help You\u003c\/i\u003e is a propulsive work of psychological suspense that asks how far we might go to justify our most monstrous desires.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Laura Sims\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e G.P. Putnam's Sons\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/18\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.51h x 5.89w x 1.04d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593543702\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2023 pg. 5\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2023 pg. 72\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/08\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2023 pg. 38\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/21\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLaura Sims\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the critically acclaimed novel, \u003ci\u003eLooker\u003c\/i\u003e, now in development for television with Emily Mortimer's King Bee Productions, eOne, and HBO Max. An award-winning poet, Sims has published four poetry collections; her essays and poems have appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New Republic, Boston Review, Conjunctions, Electric Lit, Gulf Coast, \u003c\/i\u003e and more. She and her family live in New Jersey, where she works part-time as a reference librarian and hosts the library's lecture series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"G.P. Putnam's Sons","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":41100101812339,"sku":"9.78059E+12","price":30.57,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_82ee6ddd-117a-4865-988a-674f4f2c0447.jpg?v=1700140946","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/how-can-i-help-you-9780593543702","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}