{"product_id":"cherry-baby","title":"Cherry Baby","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"I loved this book and the colder you go into the reading experience, the better!\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn Green, #1 New York Times bestselling author\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"All the pleasure and kicky-feet excitement of a romance, with all the psychological depth and insight of great literature, Cherry is a heroine for the ages, and Rainbow Rowell is a damn genius!\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRufi Thorpe, author of Margo's Got Money Troubles\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eCherry Baby\u003c\/i\u003e is about love, and there are a lot of excellent sex scenes, but it's also about women's bodies in a way I've never read before. Rainbow Rowell, as ever, has written a book that only she could write.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEmma Straub, bestselling author of American Fantasy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Anything by Rainbow Rowell goes straight to the top of my TBR - and I adored this one. She writes real, complex, messy love like nobody else. Tender and insightful, this love story will stay with me for a long time.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBeth O'Leary, bestselling author of The Flatshare\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"I read this book cover to cover and it was so hot and delicious, so funny and smart and real, and the dialogue was so great and the sex was so steamy and uncringe that I want to study it. ... What a gift!\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCatherine Newman, New York Times bestselling author of Wreck and Sandwich\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"There is a sadness and acceptance and kind of grown-up-ness in the actual sentences here, something in their rhythm and punctuation, that I can't stop thinking about...I love.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJulia Phillips, bestselling author of Disappearing Earth and Bear\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Rainbow Rowell has done it again: another gorgeous, satisfying, and not-so-secretly subversive novel about first looks, second chances, great sex, and perfect little details. I read it in one sitting.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eElla Risbridger, bestselling author of Midnight Chicken and The Year of Miracles\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"I absolutely loved \u003ci\u003eCherry Baby\u003c\/i\u003e. A very special book from a writer at the peak of her powers, \u003ci\u003eCherry Baby\u003c\/i\u003e is a beautifully tender, heart-melting but very real second chance romance with a heroine whose flaws and foibles will resonate with so many readers.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSarra Manning, author of The Last Days of Summer and The Man of Her Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"This is the first novel I've read that asks: How do you navigate being fat in a GLP-1-crazed world? And on top of unwanted fame and changing marital expectations?. . . .I found Cherry's spirit irresistible.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEmiko Tamagawa, senior producer of NPR's Here \u0026amp; Now\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Sexy, messy, raw and funny.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Rowell...explores body image, second chances, and rebuilding one's life after heartbreak. A must-read for those who enjoy the work of Emily Henry, Ashley Poston, and Katherine Center.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Rowell's cozy, sexy, Omaha-set love stories are practically their own genre, and readers will love this page-turning return to form, which also includes a timely and realistic look at omnipresent weight-loss drugs.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A literary romance novel that promises a perfect blend of sexy scenes with poignant discussions of self-image and second chances at love...\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMarie Claire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Well-crafted and emotionally evocative. The narrative brims with humor and charm. . . .Through \u003ci\u003eCherry Baby\u003c\/i\u003e, Rowell invites readers to reflect on whether emotional resolution and romantic resolution are always the same thing, and whether they need to be.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookTrib\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Rainbow Rowell's \u003ci\u003eCherry Baby\u003c\/i\u003e is a poignant exploration of marriage and desire in the era of GLP-1 weight-loss drugs. . . .This isn't just a romance novel; it's a cultural autopsy.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eArchyde\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Who can deny the absolute, dizzy pleasure of loving a novel so much that you cannot bear to put it down, that you want to do nothing but keep flipping pages, that you want to immerse yourself fully and not come up for air until you are finished. I read \u003cem\u003eSlow Dance\u003c\/em\u003e in just that way, breathless and weeping. There is no one better than Rainbow at creating flawed, deeply human people. I loved every page of \u003cem\u003eSlow Dance\u003c\/em\u003e, a book that is romantic to its core, and as funny and smart as its wonderful characters. I will miss being in this world.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e - \n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEmma Straub, New York Times bestselling author on SLOW DANCE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Deeply human, profoundly romantic. Rowell tackles the challenges of love lost and rediscovered with nuance and candor. She will break your heart and you'll thank her for it.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e - \n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLeigh Bardugo, New York Times bestselling author on SLOW DANCE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"If you, like me, think thirty-somethings methodically working through their issues is very hot, \u003cem\u003eSlow Dance\u003c\/em\u003e is the book for you. The people in it feel like people you know or maybe even people you've been. \u003cem\u003eSlow Dance\u003c\/em\u003e is sexy, sweet, wise, and nostalgic - Jane Austen's \u003cem\u003ePersuasion\u003c\/em\u003e for our times.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGabrielle Zevin, New York Times bestselling author of Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow on SLOW DANCE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Rowell takes her time revealing the couple's origins as high-school besties, the conflicts they helped each other through as teens in working-class families and those they're dealing with now, the long period of silence between them, and the undeniable glimmers of their enduring mutual attraction. Their dance is sweet and sexy, and Rowell draws out the whole, simmering affair as she ping-pongs through her characters' past and present. . . . [\u003cem\u003eSlow Dance \u003c\/em\u003eis] sure to be a crowd-pleaser.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist (starred review) on SLOW DANCE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Rowell does longing like nobody's business. She pits epic love against relatable, painful foibles...Chapters that dip back in time play to Rowell's strength writing the confused passions of teenagers and show just how long these two have been absolutely gone for each other. Readers will be desperate to see them work it out. A treat for fans of Rowell and of realistic romance.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews (starred review) on SLOW DANCE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAN INSTANT \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Sexy, messy, funny and raw.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e#1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Rainbow Rowell returns with a breathtakingly honest novel about a woman who lost everything -- and isn't sure she wants it back.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEverybody knows that Cherry's husband, Tom, is in Hollywood making a movie . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlmost nobody knows that he isn't coming home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTom is the creator of \u003ci\u003eThursday\u003c\/i\u003e--a semi-autobiographical webcomic that's become an international phenomenon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSemi-autobiographical\u003c\/i\u003e. That means there's a character in this movie based on Cherry . . . \"Baby.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWide-hipped, heavy-chested, double-chinned Baby.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCherry never wanted this. No fat girl wants to see herself caricatured on the page--let alone on the big screen. But there's no getting away from it. Baby looks so much like Cherry that strangers recognize her at the grocery store.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile her soon-to-be ex-husband is in Los Angeles getting rich and famous and being the internet's latest boyfriend, Cherry is stuck in Omaha taking care of the dog he always wanted and the house they were going to raise a family in . . . and wondering who she's supposed to be without him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCherry had promised to love Tom through thick and thin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe'd \u003ci\u003emeant\u003c\/i\u003e it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne night, Cherry decides to leave all her problems, including Tom's overgrown puppy, at home. She ventures out to see her favorite band play her favorite album . . . and someone recognizes her from across the room.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRuss Sutton knew Cherry when she was a young art student with a fondness for pin-up dresses and patent leather heels. Before Tom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRuss \u003ci\u003eknows\u003c\/i\u003e Cherry. He \u003ci\u003elikes \u003c\/i\u003eCherry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd best of all . . . he's never heard of \u003ci\u003eThursday\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTender, funny, and utterly human, \u003ci\u003eCherry Baby \u003c\/i\u003eis Rainbow Rowell's richest, most surprising--\u003ci\u003esexiest\u003c\/i\u003e--novel yet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e 02\/01\/2026 (EAN 9780063380264, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eBooklist\u003c\/span\u003e 02\/01\/2026 (EAN 9780063380264, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 02\/23\/2026 (EAN 9780063380264, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/span\u003e 12\/01\/2025 pg. 71 (EAN 9780063380264, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eRowell, Rainbow\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRainbow Rowell\u003c\/b\u003e is the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eSlow Dance\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEleanor \u0026amp; Park\u003c\/i\u003e, and the Simon Snow trilogy, as well as several other award-winning novels, short stories, and comics. 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