{"product_id":"b0gn5gfpxv","title":"The Road to Tender Hearts: A darkly funny, hopeful and uplifting summer read for fans of The Wedding People and The Correspondent","description":"\u003cp\u003eA moving, unforgettable story about the power we have to change our lives'  Alison Espach,  New York Times  bestselling author of  The Wedding People\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'I loved every page of this wild, weird, big-hearted book'  Shelby Van Pelt,  New York Times  bestselling author of  Remarkably Bright Creatures\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Will live on in your heart long after the book is over'  Rufi Thorpe, author of  Margo's Got Money Troubles\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'A feel-good, feel-sad, warm, dark, and funny road-trip story, in the grand tradition of  Little Miss Sunshine'  Catherine Newman,  New York Times  bestselling author of  Sandwich\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'The funniest novelist of her generation' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eUS National Indie and  USA Today  Bestseller\u003cbr\u003e\nNew England Book Award Winner || May Indie Next Pick\u003cbr\u003e\nFeatured on  Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon\u003cbr\u003e\nPeople  Magazine Top Books of 2025\u003cbr\u003e\nNew York Times  Best American Road Trip Novels\u003cbr\u003e\nAn  NPR  and  Lit Hub  Best Book of the Year\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAt sixty-three years old, million-dollar lottery winner PJ Halliday would be the luckiest man in Pondville, Massachusetts, if it weren't for the tragedies of his life: the sudden death of his eldest daughter and the way his marriage fell apart after that. Since then, PJ spends both his money and his time at the bar, and he probably doesn't have much time left - he's had three heart attacks already.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut when PJ reads the obituary of his old romantic rival, he realizes his high school sweetheart, Michelle Cobb, is finally single again. Filled with a new enthusiasm for life, PJ decides he's going to drive across the country to the Tender Hearts Retirement Community in Arizona to win Michelle back.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBefore PJ can hit the road, tragedy strikes Pondville, leaving PJ the sudden guardian of his estranged brother's grandchildren. Anyone else would be deterred from the planned trip, but PJ figures the orphaned kids might benefit from getting out of town. PJ also thinks he can ask Sophie, his adult daughter who's adrift in her twenties, to come along to babysit. And there's one more surprise addition to the roster: Pancakes, a former nursing home therapy cat with a knack of predicting death, who recently turned up outside PJ's home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis could be the second chance PJ has long hoped for - a fresh shot at love  and  parenting - but does he have the strength to do both those things again? It's very possible his heart can't take it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBUCKLE IN FOR THE ROAD TRIP OF A LIFETIME\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor fans of  The Wedding People ,  Lost Lambs ,  The Correspondent  and Fredrik Backman, a darkly funny and life-affirming road-trip novel about second chances, found family, and a cat called Pancakes, who can predict when someone is going to die.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Absurdly over-the-top in plot, yet warms like a heated seat'  The New York Times\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Marrying the quirk of  Margo's Got Money Troubles  with the bittersweet tone of  Little Miss Sunshine '  Grazia\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Miraculous'  John Irving\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'An ABSOLUTE MUST READ!! . . . Brilliant and heartwarming' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Laughed out loud and also sobbed uncontrollably' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'A rare and special novel . . . an extraordinary reading experience from beginning to end!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Some stories find a way to dig down deep into your heart, burrow there, and then stay for good. I think this will be one of those for me' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'There is really no way to put my love for this book into words' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ANT","offers":[{"title":"Ebook","offer_id":52759992565976,"sku":"YSL20945","price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0835\/3356\/2072\/files\/91jYAVAfpVL._SY1500.jpg?v=1792640458","url":"https:\/\/www.bookmebay.com\/products\/b0gn5gfpxv","provider":"BookMebay","version":"1.0","type":"link"}