{"product_id":"how-can-i-help-you-9780593543702","title":"How Can I Help You","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of \u003ci\u003eLooker\u003c\/i\u003e comes this \"compulsive and unforgettable novel\" (Mona Awad) of razor-sharp suspense about two local librarians whose lives become dangerously intertwined.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNo one knows Margo's real name. Her colleagues and patrons at a small-town public library only know her middle-aged normalcy, congeniality, and charm. They have no reason to suspect that she is, in fact, a former nurse with a trail of countless premature deaths in her wake. She has turned a new page, so to speak, and the library is her sanctuary, a place to quell old urges. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThat is, at least, until Patricia, a recent graduate and failed novelist, joins the library staff. Patricia quickly notices Margo's subtly sinister edge, and watches her carefully. When a patron's death in the library bathroom gives her a hint of Margo's mysterious past, Patricia can't resist digging deeper--even as this new fixation becomes all-consuming. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTaut and compelling, \u003ci\u003eHow Can I Help You\u003c\/i\u003e explores the dark side of human nature and the dangerous pull of artistic obsession as these \"transfixing dual female narrators\" (Kimberly McCreight) hurtle toward a stunning climax.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Laura Sims\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e G. P. Putnam's Sons\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/18\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.51h x 5.89w x 1.04d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593543702\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2023 pg. 5\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2023 pg. 72\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/08\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2023 pg. 38\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLaura Sims\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the critically acclaimed novel, \u003ci\u003eLooker\u003c\/i\u003e, now in development for television with Emily Mortimer's King Bee Productions, eOne, and HBO Max. An award-winning poet, Sims has published four poetry collections; her essays and poems have appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New Republic, Boston Review, Conjunctions, Electric Lit, Gulf Coast, \u003c\/i\u003e and more. She and her family live in New Jersey, where she works part-time as a reference librarian and hosts the library's lecture series.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ingram","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44363287298262,"sku":"9780593543702","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0672\/1660\/5398\/products\/img_0fc04615-d25a-421d-9759-9a062f5fe7ea.jpg?v=1689444748","url":"https:\/\/bookclubonmain.com\/products\/how-can-i-help-you-9780593543702","provider":"Book Club On Main","version":"1.0","type":"link"}