{"product_id":"sophie-standing-there","title":"Sophie, Standing There","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSophie Pattison is a lovely person - warm, kind, relentlessly positive. She's cherished by her brother Laurie, adored by her best friend Emma and valued by her colleagues. Sometimes, it's true, one day in her life can feel like the entire month of January.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt's also true she can go an entire day without speaking. But she's fine really. She spends her time alone reading, finding comfort in the pages of the books she devours.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUntil one day she stumbles upon an author she hasn't read in years. Her books, interviews and podcasts soon become a lifeline; every word is a solace, company she hasn't felt in so long. It's almost like love.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA lot like love.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd Sophie would love to meet the author, although she never will obviously. In a way, thank goodness, because that would change everything. Sophie's entire life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWouldn't it? \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHilariously candid and raw, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSophie, Standing There\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a bittersweet story of love, loneliness and finding connection in the most unlikely of places.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eFormat: Large Paperback\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePublished: UK, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePublisher: Bloomsbury\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePages: 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eLanguage: English\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eISBN: 9781526664013\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"gmail_default\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Meg Mason","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58179216867659,"sku":null,"price":19.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/8755\/1819\/files\/9781526664013.jpg?v=1787133379","url":"https:\/\/desirelinesbookstore.com\/products\/sophie-standing-there","provider":"desirelines books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}