{"product_id":"9780811237451","title":"The Halt During the Chase","description":"Sophie—a clever and charming young woman—is trying to get out from under her mother’s thumb. She’s in love with her childhood friend Philip (pragmatic, attractive, a bit of a bore), but she often worries that she loves him too much for her own good, and that he might only be another thumb to crawl under.\u003cbr\u003e\n\nBoth a sincere bildungsroman of Sophie’s attempt to seize a life for herself and a comic masterpiece with cutting observations and asides, \u003cem\u003eThe Halt During the Chase\u003c\/em\u003e is flutteringly alive as it discusses different forms of love, adulthood (“Isn’t buying new lampshades a form of slow death?”), marriage, insecurity, and stifling British snobbery and classism. Sophie’s voice, fueled by Tonks’s acidic narration, evolves from thrashing about in various traps into a triumphant, croaky-throated liberation song.","brand":"Rosemary Tonks","offers":[{"title":"New Directions Publishing |  Paperback \/ softback | Trade paperback (US) |  2023-10-03","offer_id":44230070665471,"sku":"9780811237451","price":26.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_70551f3e-952c-45a7-9b28-897caa013f7a.jpg?v=1700681424","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9780811237451","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}