{"product_id":"man-at-the-helm-9780316286701","title":"Man at the Helm","description":"\u003cb\u003eA New York Times Notable Book of 2015: From the writer of the hugely acclaimed \u003ci\u003eLove, Nina\u003c\/i\u003e comes a sharply funny debut novel about a gloriously eccentric family.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Soon after her parents' separation, nine-year-old Lizzie Vogel moves with her siblings and newly single mother to a tiny village in the English countryside, where the new neighbors are horrified by their unorthodox ways and fatherless household. Lizzie's theatrical mother only invites more gossip by spending her days drinking whiskey, popping pills, and writing plays. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The one way to fit in, the children decide, will be to find themselves a new man at the helm. The first novel from a remarkably gifted writer with a voice all her own, \u003ci\u003eMan at the Helm\u003c\/i\u003e is a hilarious and occasionally heartbreaking portrait of childhood in an unconventional family.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-7198419\"\u003eNina Stibbe\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Back Bay Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/05\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780316286701\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0316286702\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC045000\"\u003eFamily Life | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC043000\"\u003eComing of Age\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC019000\"\u003eLiterary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNina Stibbe\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eLove\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNina\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMan at the Helm\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eParadise Lodge\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAn Almost Perfect Christmas\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Cornwall, England with her husband and their two children.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Back Bay Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43176575172845,"sku":"9780316286701","price":23.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_ee981e14-aad7-422f-9314-d9bc8aaf8148.jpg?v=1660561342","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/man-at-the-helm-9780316286701","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}