{"title":"Ng, Celeste","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"our-missing-hearts-reeses-book-club-a-novel-celeste-ng-paperback","title":"Our Missing Hearts: Reese's Book Club: A Novel -- Celeste Ng, Paperback","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn instant \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller \u003cb\u003e-\u003c\/b\u003e A \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eNotable Book of 2022 - \u003c\/b\u003eNamed a Best Book of 2022 by \u003ci\u003ePeople, \u003c\/i\u003eTIME Magazine, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post, USA Today\u003c\/i\u003e, NPR, \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eOprah Daily, \u003c\/i\u003eand more \u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e- \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eA Reese's Book Club Pick \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the #1 bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eLittle Fires Everywhere\u003c\/i\u003e, comes the inspiring new novel about a mother's unshakeable love. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"It's impossible not to be moved.\" --Stephen King, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"Riveting, tender, and timely.\" --\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeople, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eBook of the Week\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Thought-provoking, heart-wrenching . . . 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