{"product_id":"the-phoebe-variations-a-novel","title":"The Phoebe Variations: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNational Bestseller\u003cbr\u003eAn \u003ci\u003eOprah Daily\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book\u003cbr\u003eAn Indie Next Pick\u003cbr\u003eA LibraryReads Pick\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Phoebe Variations\u003c\/i\u003e is a probing story about the reverberations of adoption, toxic friendship and what it means to be a mother . . . Phoebe is the best kind of unreliable narrator: smart, sensitive and always processing something.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e-Milwaukee Journal Sentinel\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA stunning coming-of-age novel about friendship, mothers, and finding one's way in the world by the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Ruth\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Map of the World\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSeventeen-year-old Phoebe was never interested in her birth family. But on the cusp of her high school graduation, her adoptive mother, Greta, insists on a visit to meet her biological parents and siblings. The encounter is a jolt, a revelation that derails Phoebe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith the help of her best friend Luna, Phoebe runs away-as far as their friend Patrick O'Connor's chaotic home, where she hopes to go unnoticed among his thirteen siblings. What begins as an adolescent rebellion soon spirals into a whirlwind of transformation and self-discovery.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs Phoebe grapples with her shifting identity, she must navigate the tumultuous road out of girlhood and chart a new and unknown course.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 368 pages | Published October 2025\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GARDNERS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63977811902813,"sku":"9798992427608","price":16.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/3459\/8749\/files\/9798992427608.jpg?v=1774446470","url":"https:\/\/www.thebookmark.ie\/products\/the-phoebe-variations-a-novel","provider":"The Bookmark ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}