{"product_id":"perfect-tunes-paperback","title":"Perfect Tunes - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEmily Gould\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"An intoxicating blend of music, love, and family from one of the essential writers of the internet generation\" (Stephanie Danler).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHave you ever wondered what your mother was like before she became your mother, and what she gave up in order to have you? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's the early days of the new millennium, and Laura has arrived in New York City's East Village in the hopes of recording her first album. A songwriter with a one-of-a-kind talent, she's just beginning to book gigs with her beautiful best friend when she falls hard for a troubled but magnetic musician whose star is on the rise. Their time together is stormy and short-lived--but will reverberate for the rest of Laura's life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFifteen years later, Laura's teenage daughter, Marie, is asking questions about her father, questions that Laura does not want to answer. Laura has built a stable life in Brooklyn that bears little resemblance to the one she envisioned when she left Ohio all those years ago, and she's taken pains to close the door on what was and what might have been. But neither her best friend, now a famous musician who relies on Laura's songwriting skills, nor her depressed and searching daughter will let her give up on her dreams. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A zippy and profound story of love, loss, heredity, and par-enthood (Emma Straub), \u003ci\u003ePerfect Tunes \u003c\/i\u003eexplores the fault lines in our most important relationships, and asks whether dreams deferred can ever be reclaimed. It is a delightful and poignant tale of music and motherhood, ambition and com-promise--of life, in all its dissonance and harmony.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmily Gould is the author of the novels \u003ci\u003ePerfect Tunes\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFriendship, \u003c\/i\u003eand the essay collection \u003ci\u003eAnd the Heart Says Whatever\u003c\/i\u003e. With Ruth Curry, she runs Emily Books, which publishes books by women as an imprint of Coffee House Press. She has written for \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew York\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBookforum\u003c\/i\u003e, and many other publications. She lives in New York City with her family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.3 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 13, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42699278843967,"sku":"9781501197505","price":20.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/243b133334c74fc36b133086e816f9df.webp?v=1765013058","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/perfect-tunes-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}