{"product_id":"9781538780824","title":"The Seventh Ribbon","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA moving, whimsical debut love story of ‘what if’ about a grieving widow who attempts to rewrite her past with magical typewriter ribbons to try to save her husband from his unfortunate fate, for readers of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn Five Years\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e and \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eMe Before You\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A wholly original tale of love, fate, and second (and third and fourth) chances that will leave your jaw on the floor. I’ll be thinking about this book for a long time.” —Colleen Oakley, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eUSA Today \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003ebestselling author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eJane and Dan at the End of the World\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e     Alone in her snowbound oceanfront cottage, Caroline Ora mourns the loss of her beloved husband Forest, killed earlier that year in a violent hit-and-run. Once a celebrated poet, Caroline now spends her days drowning in grief … until an unlikely discovery changes everything. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e     Buried deep in her attic in a dusty wooden case, Caroline finds several ancient typewriter ribbons. Spontaneously using one to write a story —a simple “what if” wherein her anguish has loosened its grip—Caroline wakes to find it’s miraculously come true. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e     Moment by moment, word by word, Caroline sets about rewriting her life, resurrecting her husband through ink and memories. But as the lines between fiction and reality begin to blur, Caroline learns that every wish has its cost, and every miracle has its reckoning. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e     Riveting, funny and heartbreaking by turns, \u003ci\u003eThe Seventh Ribbon\u003c\/i\u003e is an inventive and unforgettable love story. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gus Krieger","offers":[{"title":"Grand Central Publishing |  Hardback  |  2026-10-27","offer_id":49053998383359,"sku":"9781538780824","price":39.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_306b648e-2eb4-4edf-82ef-c1d3cf8b36ea.jpg?v=1787242415","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781538780824","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}